Buying a home in RM4, Romford. What it costs, what you get and where else to look.

Typical 3-bedroom house£555kmost £497k–£682k
Houses per m²£5,743flats £4,789
Sold last year23189 in five years
Prices in Epping Forest-1.6%on a year ago

A typical 3-bedroom house in RM4 sold for £555,405 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £497,467 and £681,624, for about 98 m² of space. That is 13% more than the same home across Romford (£492,000).

23 homes sold here in the last year: a small market where few homes come up, so it pays to set alerts and be patient. Flats start at around £228k for one bedroom.

Across Epping Forest, prices are down 1.6% on a year ago and up 7.6% over five years. Renting a similar home there costs about £1,941 a month; a 90% mortgage on the typical price would be around £2,533 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £111,000 for that mortgage: what £120,000 buys.

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House prices in RM4 by bedrooms

BedroomsTypical priceMost sell forSizeSold, 5 years
2£451,375£406k–£506k64 m²42
3£555,405£497k–£682k98 m²85
4£732,576£582k–£887k136 m²23
5+£964,118£845k–£1.21m198 m²27

Prices by type of home

1 bed2 bed3 bed4 bed5+ bed
Houses—£451k£555k£733k£964k
Detached—£491k£685k£734k£1.08m
Semi-detached—£480k£563k£571k£871k
Terraced—£421k£497k——
Flats£228k£363k———

Typical sale price over the last five years, adjusted to today's prices with the UK House Price Index.

Schools near RM4

Best state primary within 2 kmStapleford Abbotts Primary Academy71% met the expected standard at 11 · England 64%1 state primaries within 2 km
Best state secondary within 5 kmBower Park Academy33.5% got grade 5+ in English and maths · England 43.8%2 state secondaries within 5 km

Nearby areas

Questions about RM4

Is RM4 a good area to buy a home?

What the numbers say: a 3-bedroom house costs 13% more than across Romford; prices in Epping Forest are down 1.6% on a year ago; the best state primary nearby is above the England average (71% against 64%); the best secondary is below it (33.5% against 43.8%); 23 homes sold here last year. Whether it suits you depends on your budget and what you need nearby, so compare it with the districts around it below.

How much is a 3-bedroom house in RM4?

A typical 3-bedroom house in RM4 sold for £555,405 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £497,467 and £681,624.

Is RM4 expensive for Romford?

A 3-bedroom house in RM4 costs 13% more than the typical 3-bedroom house across Romford (£492,000).

How many homes sell in RM4 each year?

23 homes sold in the last year and 189 in five years: a small market where few homes come up, so it pays to set alerts and be patient.

What are the schools like near RM4?

The best-performing state primary within 2 km is Stapleford Abbotts Primary Academy, where 71% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).

Where is cheaper near RM4?

For a 3-bedroom house, RM5 (£469k, 4 km), RM3 (£453k, 6 km), RM7 (£478k, 7 km).

Sources: HM Land Registry price paid data matched to the EPC register for size and bedrooms, last five years in today's prices; UK House Price Index (July 2026); ONS private rents (August 2026); DfE school performance tables. Districts with fewer than five sales of a kind are left out. The mortgage figure is an illustration, not advice.