28 Spareleaze Hill, Loughton, IG10 1BT

28 Spareleaze Hill is a four-bedroom detached house in Loughton (IG10 1BT). It has a recorded floor area of 152 m² (around 1636 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (January 2011) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since July 2010. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 69), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from January 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Untraded for 21 years, with the last transfer in October 2005. Today's modelled estimate of £1,071,000 sits 53% above the 2005 sale of £700,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£428/sq ft) was about 199.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 152 m² it sits well below the postcode median (314 m² across 19 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 79% of similar EPCs).