28 Forest Road, Loughton, IG10 1DX
About 28 Forest Road
28 Forest Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Loughton (IG10 1DX). It has a recorded floor area of 127 m² (around 1367 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (November 2020) shows a C (score 72). The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since May 2010. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 83). Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
At 127 m² the property is well over the postcode median (74 m² across 9 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Last sale on file: £718,000 in February 2021. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1996–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £814,000 is 13.4% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£525/sq ft) was about 80.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- FireplaceYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- ParkingOff street
Building
- Previously extendedYes
Energy performance
28 Forest Road ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 25 November 2030
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Planning history
28 Forest Road has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
2 applications on record at 28 Forest Road, Loughton, IG10 1DX
- Mar 2006ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Two storey · Side and rear of property
Two storey side and rear extension.
- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- EPF/0152/06
- More recent applications — locked
- ExtensionJun 2006Decision
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 28 Forest Road was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£814,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.5% per year over 24 years.
£718,000
Growth on file: 8.5% per year over 24 years.
Sales timeline
26 February 2021Most recent
£718,000
+52.8%over 10 years15 September 2010
£470,000
+49.2%over 3 years10 October 2006
£315,000
+59.5%over 6 years15 August 2000
£197,500
+99.6%over 3 years29 November 1996
£98,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in IG10 1DX: £420,000 (2024–2011).
Versus other Forest Road homes
28 Forest Road outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£5,654
Street avg £4,422
Floor Area
127 m²
Street avg 86 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.9 t/year
Street avg 4.5 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
222/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Forest Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Roding Valley High School. 13 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.5dB







