3 Ashley Grove, Staples Road, Loughton, IG10 1HS

3 Ashley Grove is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Loughton (IG10 1HS). It has a recorded floor area of 113 m² (around 1216 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (August 2019) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. When first surveyed in June 2009 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and main heating dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 82).

Held since August 2004 — that's 22 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 113 m² the property is well over the postcode median (87 m² across 6 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 83% of similar EPCs). Across 1998–2004, sale prices on this property compounded at 27.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £594,000 sits 197% above the 2004 sale of £200,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£164/sq ft) was about 38.4% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2023. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.