Area check · RM16 · Romford
RM16 house prices and market activity
Typical price £390,000 In the 12 months to June 2026, 2.5% down on the year before. Source: Land Registry.
Quieter No: RM16 is quieter than most of RM (Romford), with fewer homes coming to market.
1 of its 4 postcode sectors is busier than most of RM. Updated September 2026.
What homes sell for in RM16
Homes in RM16 sold for a typical £390,000 in the 12 months to June 2026, 2.5% down on the year before. Half of all sales were between £325,000 and £466,000. That is 6% below the typical price across RM (Romford), £414,000. It is the 13th most expensive of 20 districts in RM.
| Type | Share of sales | Typical price |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | 20% (88 sales) | £577,500 |
| Semi-detached | 33% (148 sales) | £425,000 |
| Terraced | 31% (137 sales) | £362,000 |
| Flats | 17% (76 sales) | £232,000 |
Semi-detached homes made up the biggest share of sales (33%). 17% of sales were leasehold and 0% were new build.
The typical price is the median: half the homes sold for more, half for less. It moves with the mix of homes that sold, so a change does not mean every home in RM16 is worth that much more or less. The figures for a single street can be very different, which is what the report for one home is for.
Is RM16 getting busier? Street by street: the postcode sectors in RM16
Each sector is ranked against every other sector in RM (Romford). Busier means more homes to choose from over the next three to six months. Quieter means fewer. This is about how many homes come up for sale, not about prices.
| Sector | Busier or quieter | What we see | How clear |
|---|---|---|---|
| RM16 2 | Quieter | Quieter than most of RM: homes are coming to market more slowly here than in 80% of RM postcode sectors (EPC certificates lodged: 3% down on a year ago). | Strong |
| RM16 3 | Quieter | Quieter than most of RM: homes are coming to market more slowly here than in 61% of RM postcode sectors (EPC certificates lodged: 16% up on a year ago). | Moderate |
| RM16 4 | Busier | Busier than most of RM: homes are coming to market faster here than in 98% of RM postcode sectors (EPC certificates lodged: 423% up on a year ago). | Strong |
| RM16 6 | Quieter | Quieter than most of RM: homes are coming to market more slowly here than in 54% of RM postcode sectors (EPC certificates lodged: 25% up on a year ago). | Weak |
How we know
A home needs an energy certificate (EPC) before it can be sold or let. When more certificates are lodged in a sector than usual, more homes tend to come to market there in the months that follow. We count them every month for every postcode sector in England and rank each sector against the rest of its postcode area.
Other districts in RM (Romford)
busier than most of RM quieter
- RM1 busier
- RM2 busier
- RM3 busier
- RM4 quieter
- RM5 busier
- RM6 quieter
- RM7 quieter
- RM8 quieter
- RM9 quieter
- RM10 quieter
- RM11 quieter
- RM12 busier
- RM13 busier
- RM14 busier
- RM15 busier
- RM17 busier
- RM18 quieter
- RM19 busier
- RM20 quieter
Updated: September 2026. Refreshed every month.
Source: EPC register (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero / MHCLG), Open Government Licence v3.0; Salet analysis.
Sold prices: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data (standard sales), Open Government Licence v3.0; Salet analysis. Standard open-market sales only, July 2025 to June 2026.
How accurate is this? Tested on Coventry (CV) and Birmingham (B) postcode sectors, May 2011 to Feb 2025: this call picked the busier sectors 55 times in 100 over the next six months, against 49 for assuming last year's trend carries on. A useful lean, not a certainty.
This is a view on how many homes come to market. It says nothing about where prices will go.