38c, Church Hill, Loughton, IG10 1LA

38c is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Loughton (IG10 1LA). It has a recorded floor area of 47 m² (around 506 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. At 47 m² this is the 4th smallest of 37 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 28–153 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to B, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (43 versus a best of 85). Other recorded features include outbuildings. The latest certificate (December 2020) shows an E (score 43), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (September 2008); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 62). Main heating runs on electricity.

At 47 m² it sits well below the postcode median (69 m² across 36 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count.