18, THE POPLARS, ABRIDGE, ROMFORD, RM4 1BB - £285,000

Based on the January 2025 Price Paid Data (released on 3rd March 2025), the December 2024 House Price Index (released on 19th February 2025), and the January 2025 Energy Performance of Buildings Data (released on 27th February 2025). Sources

18 THE POPLARS is a small extended semi-detached house of 97m², built sometime between 1996 and 2002, which could now be worth an estimated £558,853. It was last sold for £285,000 in March 2007, which was around 3% below the average March 2007 semi-detached price in the Epping Forest local authority area. The most recent EPC inspection was September 2015, where the current energy rating was D, and the potential energy rating was B.

18 THE POPLARS Sold Prices

Land registry data shows two sales for 18 THE POPLARS since 1^st January 1995. The below table shows the price paid for the two sales, along with the average semi-detached price in the Epping Forest local authority area for the corresponding sale date. Both of the two 18 THE POPLARS sales were for below the average price. The average price is sourced from the Office for National Statistics' House Price Index (HPI).

Date	Price	HPI Price	Variation from HPI
2007 5 MAR	£285,000	£295,164	3% below HPI
2006 16 MAY	£250,000	£277,743	10% below HPI

18 THE POPLARS Price Paid vs. HPI Average

The below graph shows the average semi-detached house price in the Epping Forest local authority area over time, sourced from the HPI. The two 18 THE POPLARS sales from May 2006 and March 2007 have been plotted on the graph. A line has been extrapolated to show what the value of the property might have been over time, following each sale, had it maintained the same margin above or below the HPI (as a percentage). For example, the May 2006 sale was for 10% below the HPI. So the extrapolation line tracks at 10% below the HPI over time, until the March 2007 sale, where it rises to 3% below the HPI. The line then continues to track at 3% below the HPI.

What might 18 THE POPLARS be worth now?

18 THE POPLARS might now be worth an estimated £558,853.

This is based on house price inflation of 96.1%, between March 2007 and December 2024, for semi-detached houses, in the Epping Forest local authority area, as calculated by the Office for National Statistics and published in their UK House Price Index (HPI).

The 96.1% inflationary increase is applied to the most recent sale price for 18 THE POPLARS of £285,000 on 5th March 2007. For the value to have increased from £285,000 to £558,853 over the sixteen years and three months to December 2024, the following assumptions must hold true:

• The value of 18 THE POPLARS has moved in line with the HPI for semi-detached houses in the Epping Forest local authority area.
• The March 2007 sale price of £285,000 represented a fair market value for the property.
• The size, condition, and specification of 18 THE POPLARS has not materially changed since March 2007.

How Large is 18 THE POPLARS?

18 THE POPLARS is 97m², which includes one extension, according to the EPC inspection conducted in September 2015. This puts it in the smallest 30% of semi-detached houses houses in Abridge, based on EPC data. The below chart shows the distribution of semi-detached houses houses by size in Abridge, and where 18 THE POPLARS lies on this distribution: 29% of semi-detached houses houses are smaller than 18 THE POPLARS, and 71% of houses are larger. Note that EPC data is not available for all properties in Abridge.

18 THE POPLARS: Plot and Title Map

18 THE POPLARS sits on a plot of roughly 0.076 of an acre, or 308m². The below map shows the location of 18 THE POPLARS, an approximate outline of the building(s), and the indicative extent of the property. The plot extent is a Land Registry INSPIRE Index Polygon, and it is important to note that a title may include more than one polygon, whereas only one polygon is shown on the map (the polygon which intersects with the position of 18 THE POPLARS). The full extent of the land contained in any registered title can only be identified from the individual title plan. The maps on this page should not be relied upon to establish the extent of a title.

Where is 18 THE POPLARS?

18 THE POPLARS is located in ABRIDGE, in the RM4 postcode district. The below map shows the position of No. 18 on THE POPLARS.