78 Brooklyn Avenue, Loughton, IG10 1BN
About 78 Brooklyn Avenue
78 Brooklyn Avenue is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Loughton (IG10 1BN). It has a recorded floor area of 121 m² (around 1297 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (September 2011) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 56). The latest certificate is from September 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Held since October 2003 — that's 23 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Today's modelled estimate of £753,000 sits 131.7% above the 2003 sale of £325,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£251/sq ft) was about 20.4% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 121 m² it's 17.2% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (146 m² median across 8 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs).
Know exactly what you're buying at 78 Brooklyn Avenue
Before you offer, see what the listing won't tell you, the true value, the red flags and the full history.
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
78 Brooklyn Avenue's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 01 Sept 2021
EPC Rating
Planning history
78 Brooklyn Avenue has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
- Oct 2017ExtensionOutlineIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Prior approval application for a 4 metre deep single storey rear extension, height to eaves 2.9 metres and overall height of 4 metres.
- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- EPF/2498/17
- Sept 2016Tree WorksTreesIn report
TPO/CH1/02/70 A2. T1: Field Maple - Height reduction 4m, spread by 2m. T2: Hornbeam reduce height by 4m, spread by 3m. T4: Hornbeam - reduce to match T1 & T2.
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- EPF/1881/16
What's in 78 Brooklyn Avenue, Loughton, IG10 1BN's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
78 Brooklyn Avenue valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£753,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£325,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
2 October 2003Most recent
£325,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in IG10 1BN: £700,000 (2025–2013).
Nearby sales in IG10 1BN
Everything we know about 78 Brooklyn Avenue, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
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Versus other Brooklyn Avenue homes
EPC Rating for 78 Brooklyn Avenue lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,697
Street avg £4,157
Floor Area
121 m²
Street avg 141 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.4 t/year
Street avg 6.7 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
4/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Forest Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Roding Valley High School. 13 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.6dB