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Forest Court, Flat 5, 157 Forest Road, Loughton, IG10 1EF

3 sales on record
Property type
End terrace
Floor 2nd
Bedrooms
2
Bathroom
1
Floor area
54 m²
581 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 61
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Forest Court

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

Forest Court is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Loughton (IG10 1EF). It has a recorded floor area of 54 m² (around 581 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1967-1975. At 54 m² this is the 3rd smallest of 6 units on EPC record in Forest Court, where floor areas span 31–56 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (61 versus a best of 77). The latest certificate (February 2015) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The latest certificate is from February 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 54 m² it sits well below the postcode median (82 m² across 27 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 1998–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.1% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£585/sq ft) was about 66.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold March 2019 for £340,000.

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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms2
  • Bathrooms1
  • Dining roomYes

Outside

  • GarageEn bloc

Building

  • RefurbishedYes
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Forest Court'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 25 Feb 2025

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D61
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
2.9 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Forest Court, Flat 5, 157 Forest Road, Loughton, IG10 1EF, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Forest Court has no planning applications on record.

The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Forest Court has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1998.

Current estimate

£361,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.1% per year over 21 years.

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Last sold (2019)

£340,000

Growth on file: 7.1% per year over 21 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 7 March 2019Most recent

    £340,000

    +7.9%over 3 years
  2. 3 August 2015

    £315,000

    +293.8%over 17 years
  3. 8 January 1998

    £80,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in IG10 1EF: £630,000 (2025–2024).

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On the street

Versus other Forest Road homes

Four headline reads against 5 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Forest Court is notably below the street on epc rating.

Price per m²

£6,296

Street avg £4,262

Strongly above

Floor Area

54 m²

Street avg 50 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 3 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

2.9 t/year

Street avg 2.0 t/year

Strongly below
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Loughton district page.

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.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around IG10 1EF from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for IG10 1EF

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

47.9dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for IG10 1EF

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.3dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about Forest Court, Flat 5, 157 Forest Road, Loughton, IG10 1EF. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.