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98 Forest Road, Loughton, IG10 1EG

Property type
Mid terrace
Bedrooms
5
Bathrooms
3
Floor area
131 m²
1410 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 65
Council tax
Band F
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 98 Forest Road

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

98 Forest Road is a five-bedroom mid-terrace house in Loughton (IG10 1EG). It has a recorded floor area of 131 m² (around 1410 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (May 2021) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80).

At 131 m² the property is well over the postcode median (75 m² across 25 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £733,000 sits 109.4% above the 2021 sale of £350,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£248/sq ft) was about 33.9% below the postcode norm. Sold June 2021 for £350,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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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

  • Bedrooms5
  • Bathrooms3
  • Dining roomYes
  • EnsuiteYes

Outside

  • Private gardenSouth-facing
  • GarageYes

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.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D65
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
4.8 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 98 Forest Road, Loughton, IG10 1EG, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

98 Forest Road 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.

98 Forest Road's sale-price growth has lagged the wider UK trajectory across its history on file.

Current estimate

£733,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of -0.3% per year over 16 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£350,000

Growth on file: -0.3% per year over 16 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 21 June 2021Most recent

    £350,000

    -4.1%over 15 years

  2. 2 October 2005

    £365,000

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 price per m², 98 Forest Road runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£2,672

Street avg £5,574

Strongly below

Floor Area

131 m²

Street avg 92 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

4.8 t/year

Street avg 4.9 t/year

On par
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£1.2m

1 Baldwins Hill

IG10 1SA

5 bed3 bath
£802k

1 Brancaster Place, Church Hill

IG10 1QN

4 bed2 bath
£866k

1 Forest Way

IG10 1JG

4 bed
£1.7m

1 Eleven Acre Rise

IG10 1AN

5 bed2 bath
£973k

1 Hill Top Place, Hill Top Close

IG10 1PW

4 bed
£988k

1 Ashfields

IG10 1SB

4 bed2 bath
£1.2m

1 Church Lane

IG10 1PD

4 bed2 bath
£1.2m

1 Grasmere Close

IG10 1SL

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

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 98 Forest Road, Loughton, IG10 1EG. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.