What kind of home is 27 The Drive, IG10 1HB?

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

What did 27 The Drive, IG10 1HB sell for?

27 The Drive, IG10 1HB last sold for £753,000 in May 2018, around 8 years ago. Before that, it sold for £110,000 in May 1995, so prices have been rising over 23 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of 27 The Drive, IG10 1HB changed over time?

Across 2 sales between May 1995 and May 2018, 27 The Drive, IG10 1HB rose from £110,000 to £753,000, a change of £643,000. That works out to roughly +8.7% per year compounded over 23 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 27 The Drive, IG10 1HB?

The current EPC rating for 27 The Drive, IG10 1HB is F with a score of 32 out of 100, lodged in April 2017. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 27 The Drive, IG10 1HB?

27 The Drive, IG10 1HB has a recorded floor area of 144 m² (1,550 sq ft), around 36 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 35% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in IG10 1HB. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 27 The Drive, IG10 1HB use?

The latest EPC at 27 The Drive, IG10 1HB records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 27 The Drive, IG10 1HB?

27 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.

Which area is 27 The Drive, IG10 1HB in?

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

How safe is the area around 27 The Drive, IG10 1HB?

Police records around 27 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.

What schools are near 27 The Drive, IG10 1HB?

The closest primary school to 27 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.

How well connected is 27 The Drive, IG10 1HB?

The closest bus stop to 27 The Drive, IG10 1HB is Traps Hill, 176m away. The nearest underground option is Loughton Underground Station, 795m away.

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27 The Drive, Loughton, IG10 1HB

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

144 m²

1550 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 32

Council tax

Band F

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 27 The Drive

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

27 The Drive is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Loughton (IG10 1HB). It has a recorded floor area of 144 m² (around 1550 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (April 2017) shows an F (score 32), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 75), a 3-band jump. Period features are noted in the property record.

It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 89% of similar EPCs). Across 1995–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £853,000 is 13.3% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£486/sq ft) was about 49.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 8 years since the last transfer (May 2018).

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Valuation

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Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

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Trends

the local market

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms4
Bathrooms1
Dining roomYes
CloakroomYes

Outside

Private gardenRear
ParkingOff street

Building

Heating systemElectric
Period featuresYes

Energy

Energy performance

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

27 The Drive's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

F32

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Average

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

11.8 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 27 The Drive, Loughton, IG10 1HB, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

27 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.

Price for 27 The Drive has grown more than fourfold since the 1995 starting point.

Current estimate

£853,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.7% per year over 23 years.

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Last sold (2018)

£753,000

Growth on file: 8.7% per year over 23 years.

Sales timeline

23 May 2018Most recent
£753,000
+584.5%over 23 years
8 May 1995
£110,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in IG10 1HB: £826,000 (2025–2021).

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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.

EPC Rating for 27 The Drive lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£5,229

Street avg £5,816

Below

Floor Area

144 m²

Street avg 124 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

11.8 t/year

Street avg 6.3 t/year

Strongly below

Comparables

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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

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