85 Forest Road, Loughton, IG10 1EF
About 85 Forest Road
85 Forest Road is a semi-detached house in Loughton (IG10 1EF). It has a recorded floor area of 120 m² (around 1292 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (November 2012) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77). The latest certificate is from November 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 120 m² the property is well over the postcode median (74 m² across 27 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2002–2011, sale prices on this property compounded at 9.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £751,000 is 36.1% above the 2011 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£427/sq ft) was about 18.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sold in July 2011, so it's been off the market for around 15 years. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2011.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
85 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 20 Nov 2022
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Dec 2011RenovationFullIn report
Extend existing vehicle crossover by 1.3 metres.
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- EPF/2020/11
What's in 85 Forest Road, Loughton, IG10 1EF's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
85 Forest Road has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2002.
£751,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 9.8% per year over 9 years.
£552,000
Growth on file: 9.8% per year over 9 years.
Sales timeline
24 July 2011Most recent
£552,000
+120.8%over 7 years16 January 2004
£249,995
+0.8%over 1 year20 December 2002
£248,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in IG10 1EF: £630,000 (2025–2024).
Nearby sales in IG10 1EF
Everything we know about 85 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
85 Forest Road outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,600
Street avg £6,103
Floor Area
120 m²
Street avg 92 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.7 t/year
Street avg 4.2 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
0.4 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
47.9dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.3dB