30 Forest Road, Loughton, IG10 1DX
About 30 Forest Road
30 Forest Road is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Loughton (IG10 1DX). It has a recorded floor area of 110 m² (around 1180 sq ft) and council tax band D. The latest certificate (November 2009) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. The latest certificate is from November 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
It hasn't traded since October 1998, a hold of 28 years that's notably long for the area. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 110 m² the property is well over the postcode median (74 m² across 9 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £535,000 sits 328% above the 1998 sale of £125,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£106/sq ft) was about 63.6% below the postcode norm. 6 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 3 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
Energy performance
30 Forest Road's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 02 Nov 2019
EPC Rating
Planning history
30 Forest Road has been extended on multiple sides of the property across separate planning applications.
- Jul 2016AmendmentIn report
Non-Material Amendment to planning application EPF/0999/16 (Two storey side extension and first floor rear extension).
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- EPF/2029/16
- Jun 2016ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Side and rear of property
Two storey side extension and first floor rear extension.
- Documents
- 12 docs on file
- Reference
- EPF/0999/16
What's in 30 Forest Road, Loughton, IG10 1DX's planning history?
4 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
30 Forest Road's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1998).
£535,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£125,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
9 October 1998Most recent
£125,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in IG10 1DX: £545,000 (2024–2012).
Everything we know about 30 Forest Road, 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 Forest Road homes
30 Forest Road is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£1,141
Street avg £5,174
Floor Area
110 m²
Street avg 89 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.5 t/year
Street avg 4.3 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
0.1 km
Forest Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 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
49.6dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.5dB