71 Forest Road, Loughton, IG10 1EE
About 71 Forest Road
71 Forest Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Loughton (IG10 1EE). It has a recorded floor area of 120 m² (around 1292 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (March 2024) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since July 2012. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 73).
At 120 m² the property is well over the postcode median (74 m² across 18 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2010. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1998–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 9.3% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£476/sq ft) was about 17.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold May 2024 for £615,000.
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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
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms3
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- ParkingYes
Building
- TenureFreehold
Energy performance
71 Forest Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
- Dec 2010ConservatoryFullIn report
Erection of ground floor side extension and conservatory at rear to ground floor flat, and enlargement of roof light window in loft.
Extension- Documents
- 19 docs on file
- Reference
- EPF/2235/10
What's in 71 Forest Road, Loughton, IG10 1EE's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
71 Forest Road has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1998.
£591,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 9.3% per year over 26 years.
£615,000
Growth on file: 9.3% per year over 26 years.
Sales timeline
23 May 2024Most recent
£615,000
+33.7%over 5 years28 January 2019
£460,000
+92.9%over 10 years29 April 2008
£238,500
+297.5%over 9 years7 January 1999
£60,000
18 March 1998
£60,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in IG10 1EE: £577,500 (2025–2024).
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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
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
48.7dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.1dB