30 Forest Way, Loughton, IG10 1JG
About 30 Forest Way
30 Forest Way is a detached house in Loughton (IG10 1JG). It has a recorded floor area of 295 m² (around 3175 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (September 2014) shows a C (score 78), near the top of the C band. The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since September 2014. Between certificates, roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 84). Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from September 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Untraded for 28 years, with the last transfer in March 1998. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 295 m² the property is well over the postcode median (84 m² across 10 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Today's modelled estimate of £1,329,000 sits 411.2% above the 1998 sale of £260,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£82/sq ft) was about 77.4% below the postcode norm. 7 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension and a basement excavation, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
30 Forest Way ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 24 Sept 2024
EPC Rating
Planning history
A tree works application was refused at 30 Forest Way in 2022.
- Nov 2025ConditionsIn report
Approval of Details Reserved by Condition 3 Materials of EPF/1621/25 (Erection of a freestanding, single-storey timber-framed greenhouse).
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- EPF/2061/25
- Sept 2025OutbuildingFullIn report
Erection of a freestanding, single-storey timber-framed greenhouse.
- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- EPF/1621/25
What's in 30 Forest Way, Loughton, IG10 1JG's planning history?
5 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
30 Forest Way's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1998).
£1,329,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£260,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
29 March 1998Most recent
£260,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in IG10 1JG: £630,000 (2025–2018).
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Versus other Forest Way homes
On price per m², 30 Forest Way runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£881
Street avg £5,785
Floor Area
295 m²
Street avg 104 m²
Habitable Rooms
9 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.9 t/year
Street avg 5.8 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
4/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
The Uplands — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Staples Road Primary School. 11 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.4dB