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140 Forest Road, Loughton, IG10 1EG

1 planning record
Property type
End terrace
Bedrooms
3
Bathroom
1
Floor area
73 m²
786 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 47
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 140 Forest Road

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

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 76% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £591,000 is 34.3% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£560/sq ft) was about 63.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold July 2019 for £440,000.

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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

  • Bedrooms3
  • Bathrooms1
  • Open-plan layoutYes
  • Dining roomYes

Outside

  • Private gardenSouth-west-facing
Energy

Energy performance

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

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E47
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Very Poor
CO2 Emissions
5.3 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 140 Forest Road, Loughton, IG10 1EG, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Council records include a two-storey rear extension at 140 Forest Road.

  1. Aug 2019
    ExtensionFull
    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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What's in 140 Forest Road, Loughton, IG10 1EG's planning history?

Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

140 Forest Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Current estimate

£591,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2019)

£440,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 18 July 2019Most recent

    £440,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in IG10 1EG: £550,000 (2024–2021).

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On the street

Versus other Forest Road homes

Four headline reads against 19 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On epc rating, 140 Forest Road runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£6,027

Street avg £5,364

On par

Floor Area

73 m²

Street avg 95 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

5.3 t/year

Street avg 4.9 t/year

Below
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£586k

1 Chapel Terrace, Forest Road

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£715k

1 Kings Green

IG10 1RJ

3 bed2 bath
£454k

1 Ashmeads, Church Lane

IG10 1PE

3 bed1 bath
£778k

1 Lanterns, Whitakers Way

IG10 1SQ

3 bed2 bath
£578k

1 Ashley Grove, Staples Road

IG10 1HS

2 bed1 bath
£1.1m

1 Brook Road

IG10 1BW

3 bed
£496k

1 Durnell Way

IG10 1TG

2 bed
£802k

1 Brancaster Place, Church Hill

IG10 1QN

4 bed2 bath
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.
Full Loughton report

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 1EG from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for IG10 1EG

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

48.0dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for IG10 1EG

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.4dB

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

Common questions

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