140 Forest Road, Loughton, IG10 1EG
About 140 Forest Road
140 Forest Road is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Loughton (IG10 1EG). It has a recorded floor area of 73 m² (around 786 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (October 2018) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 3-band jump.
One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2019. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 77% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £612,000 is 39.1% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£560/sq ft) was about 49.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold July 2019 for £440,000.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenSouth-west-facing
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 29 October 2028
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Level 3 Building Survey
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Planning history
Council records include a two-storey rear extension at 140 Forest Road.
1 application on record at 140 Forest Road, Loughton, IG10 1EG
- Aug 2019ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Two storey · Rear of property
Proposed two storey rear extension.
- Documents
- 21 docs on file
- Reference
- EPF/1370/19
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Sales history & valuation
140 Forest Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£612,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£440,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
18 July 2019Most recent
£440,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in IG10 1EG: £770,000 (2025–2024).
Nearby sales in IG10 1EG
Versus other Forest Road homes
On epc rating, 140 Forest Road runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£6,027
Street avg £5,468
Floor Area
73 m²
Street avg 95 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.3 t/year
Street avg 4.8 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
222/mo
Falling 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
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.4dB







