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3 sales on record
About Forest Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Forest Cottage is a three-bedroom detached house in Epping (CM16 4ED). It has a recorded floor area of 114 m² (around 1227 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (November 2024) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in November 2014 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Poor to Average and lighting went from Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 6.7% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £909,000 is 12.3% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£660/sq ft) was about 46.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 9 years since the last transfer (July 2017). At 114 m² it's 28.3% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (159 m² median across 5 EPCs).
What this property has
Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms2
Outside
- Private gardenrear
- Parking
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Nov 2024
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D68
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
4.2 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1999.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£909,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.7% per year over 18 years.
Last sold (2017)
£809,750
Growth on file: 6.7% per year over 18 years.
Sales timeline
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The complete analysis of Forest Cottage, Forest Side, Epping, CM16 4ED
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Versus other Forest Side homes
Four headline reads against 5 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Forest Cottage outperforms the street on co₂ emissions by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
68 (D)
Street avg 60 (D)
Floor Area
114 m²
Street avg 158 m²
CO₂ Emissions
4.2 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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Crime
4/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.3 km
Fishers Lane — bus stop.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CM16 4ED from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.9dB
Everything within walking distance
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