Theydon Croft, Theydon Road, Epping, CM16 4EF

Theydon Croft is a detached house in Epping (CM16 4EF). It has a recorded floor area of 413 m² (around 4445 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (September 2016) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in July 2009 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump.

Held since September 2009 — that's 17 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 9.5% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £2,699,000 sits 87.4% above the 2009 sale of £1,440,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£324/sq ft) was about 19.8% below the postcode norm. 8 planning records sit against the property, 7 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include tree works and an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 83% of similar EPCs).