What type of property is 20 The Drive, IG10 1HB?

20 The Drive, IG10 1HB is a 4-bedroom semi-detached house.

When did 20 The Drive, IG10 1HB last change hands?

20 The Drive, IG10 1HB last sold for £895,000 in September 2022, around 4 years ago. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 20 The Drive, IG10 1HB?

The current EPC rating for 20 The Drive, IG10 1HB is C with a score of 73 out of 100, lodged in May 2022. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 20 The Drive, IG10 1HB?

20 The Drive, IG10 1HB has a recorded floor area of 145 m² (1,561 sq ft), around 36 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 36% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in IG10 1HB. Source: EPC Register.

How is 20 The Drive, IG10 1HB heated?

The latest EPC at 20 The Drive, IG10 1HB records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 20 The Drive, IG10 1HB?

20 The Drive, IG10 1HB is in council tax band F. That sits towards the upper end of the band ladder, typically reflecting larger or higher-value homes.

Where is 20 The Drive, IG10 1HB located?

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

Is 20 The Drive, IG10 1HB in a safe area?

Police records around 20 The Drive, IG10 1HB show an average of 4 reported crimes per month over the last 8 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 35% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 20 The Drive, IG10 1HB?

The closest primary school to 20 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 20 The Drive, IG10 1HB?

The closest bus stop to 20 The Drive, IG10 1HB is Traps Hill, 176m away. The nearest underground option is Loughton Underground Station, 795m away.

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20 The Drive, Loughton, IG10 1HB

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

145 m²

1561 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 73

Council tax

Band F

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 20 The Drive

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

20 The Drive is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Loughton (IG10 1HB). It has a recorded floor area of 145 m² (around 1561 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (May 2022) shows a C (score 73). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 82).

On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£573/sq ft) was about 78.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: September 2022 at £895,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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Risks

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Sold prices

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Trends

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Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms4
Bathrooms1

Energy

Energy performance

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

20 The Drive ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.

EPC Rating

C73

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

4.1 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 20 The Drive, Loughton, IG10 1HB, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

20 The Drive has no planning applications on record.

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Price

Sales history & valuation

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

Latest sale on 20 The Drive was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£894,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2022)

£895,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

27 September 2022Most recent
£895,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in IG10 1HB: £815,000 (2025–2018).

Nearby sales in IG10 1HB

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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.

20 The Drive outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£6,172

Street avg £5,711

On par

Floor Area

145 m²

Street avg 123 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

8 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

4.1 t/year

Street avg 7.1 t/year

Strongly above

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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.

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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

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

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

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