What kind of home is 10 The Drive, IG10 1HB?

10 The Drive, IG10 1HB is a 3-bedroom detached house.

What was the last sold price for 10 The Drive, IG10 1HB?

10 The Drive, IG10 1HB last sold for £700,000 in May 2025, around 1 years ago. Before that, it sold for £142,000 in September 1997, so prices have been rising over 28 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 10 The Drive, IG10 1HB?

Across 2 sales between September 1997 and May 2025, 10 The Drive, IG10 1HB rose from £142,000 to £700,000, a change of £558,000. That works out to roughly +5.9% per year compounded over 28 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 10 The Drive, IG10 1HB have?

The current EPC rating for 10 The Drive, IG10 1HB is D with a score of 62 out of 100, lodged in October 2023. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 10 The Drive, IG10 1HB?

10 The Drive, IG10 1HB has a recorded floor area of 107 m² (1,152 sq ft), around 36 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 16% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in IG10 1HB. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 10 The Drive, IG10 1HB use?

The latest EPC at 10 The Drive, IG10 1HB records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 10 The Drive, IG10 1HB?

10 The Drive, IG10 1HB is in council tax band E.

Which area is 10 The Drive, IG10 1HB in?

10 The Drive, IG10 1HB sits in Loughton. It falls within the IG10 postcode district in Essex.

What is crime like near 10 The Drive, IG10 1HB?

Police records around 10 The Drive, IG10 1HB show an average of 222 reported crimes per month over the last 13 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 36% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is falling (15% versus the prior period). Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 10 The Drive, IG10 1HB?

The closest primary school to 10 The Drive, IG10 1HB is Staples Road Primary School (301m), one of 10 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Roding Valley High School (614m), with 3 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What transport links are near 10 The Drive, IG10 1HB?

The closest bus stop to 10 The Drive, IG10 1HB is Traps Hill, 176m away. The nearest underground option is Loughton Underground Station, 795m away.

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10 The Drive, Loughton, IG10 1HB

Extendable

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

107 m²

1152 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 62

Council tax

Band E

Tenure

Owner Occupied

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Overview

About 10 The Drive

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

10 The Drive is a three-bedroom detached house in Loughton (IG10 1HB). It has a recorded floor area of 107 m² (around 1152 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (October 2023) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since August 2016. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include a conservatory. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.

A recent sale: £700,000 in May 2025. Across 1997–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.9% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£608/sq ft) was about 89.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 107 m² it's 24.6% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (142 m² median across 9 EPCs).

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
Bathrooms2
Dining roomYes
CloakroomYes
ConservatoryYes

Outside

Private gardenSouth-facing
ParkingOff street

Building

Extension potentialPossible

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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.

Current Certificate(1 of 2)

Oct 2023

EPC Rating

D62

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

4.8 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Valid until 3 October 2033

7 years remaining

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Oct 2023from Aug 2016

Heating Controls

Prog + StatFull

Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management

Low Energy Lighting

31%100%

More low energy lighting installed

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Victorian-eraDetached HouseEPC DPre-1919 buildSolid (non-cavity) walls

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 10 The Drive, Loughton, IG10 1HB, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

10 The Drive has no planning applications on record.

A planning report still maps activity across the surrounding area and reads this property's extension & conversion potential.

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

Price for 10 The Drive has grown more than fourfold since the 1997 starting point.

Current estimate

£760,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.9% per year over 28 years.

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Last sold (2025)

£700,000

Growth on file: 5.9% per year over 28 years.

Sales timeline

6 May 2025Most recent
£700,000
+393.0%over 27 years
25 September 1997
£142,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in IG10 1HB: £826,000 (2025–2018).

Nearby sales in IG10 1HB

On the street

Versus other The Drive homes

Four headline reads against 9 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

10 The Drive outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£6,542

Street avg £5,670

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Floor Area

107 m²

Street avg 128 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

4.8 t/year

Street avg 7.0 t/year

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

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

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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

222/mo

Falling year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.2 km

Traps Hill — bus stop.

Closest school

0.3 km

Staples Road Primary School. 13 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

48.6dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for IG10 1HB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.2dB

Low

55 dB

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65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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