21 Forest Road, Loughton, IG10 1EB
About 21 Forest Road
21 Forest Road is a semi-detached house in Loughton (IG10 1EB). It has a recorded floor area of 112 m² (around 1206 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (July 2016) shows an E (score 40), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 2-band jump.
At 112 m² the property is well over the postcode median (72 m² across 6 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 83% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £680,000 is 38.5% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£407/sq ft) was about 67.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in May 2018 and unlisted since — roughly 8 years.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
21 Forest Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
21 Forest Road has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
21 Forest Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£680,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£491,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
3 May 2018Most recent
£491,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in IG10 1EB: £281,500 (2021–2003).
Everything we know about 21 Forest Road, in one report
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Versus other Forest Road homes
21 Forest Road is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£4,384
Street avg £4,410
Floor Area
112 m²
Street avg 79 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.3 t/year
Street avg 3.4 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
Staples Road Primary 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
49.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.5dB