52 Forest Road, Loughton, IG10 1EQ
About 52 Forest Road
52 Forest Road is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Loughton (IG10 1EQ). It has a recorded floor area of 68 m² (around 732 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. Period features are noted in the property record. The latest certificate (September 2017) shows a C (score 70). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 89).
Last sale on file: £627,000 in December 2022. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. Across 2005–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.9% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£857/sq ft) was about 105.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms2
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
Building
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
- May 2020Loft ConversionOutlineIn report
Certificate of Lawful Development for a proposed loft conversion with rear dormer window. (Amended application to EPF/0110/20)
- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- EPF/0692/20
- Mar 2020Loft ConversionOutlineIn report
Certificate of lawful development for a proposed loft conversion with rear dormer window.
- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- EPF/0110/20
What's in 52 Forest Road, Loughton, IG10 1EQ's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 2005.
£626,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.9% per year over 18 years.
£627,000
Growth on file: 6.9% per year over 18 years.
Sales timeline
22 December 2022Most recent
£627,000
+25.4%over 5 years1 December 2017
£500,000
+78.6%over 10 years30 May 2007
£280,000
+47.4%over 2 years15 February 2005
£190,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in IG10 1EQ: £550,000 (2025–2023).
Nearby sales in IG10 1EQ
Everything we know about 52 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
On price per m², 52 Forest Road stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£9,221
Street avg £6,622
Floor Area
68 m²
Street avg 83 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.5 t/year
Street avg 4.1 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
0.2 km
Forest Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Staples Road Primary School. 13 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.2dB