38e, Church Hill, Loughton, IG10 1LA

38e is an end-of-terrace house in Loughton (IG10 1LA). It has a recorded floor area of 34 m² (around 366 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (February 2023) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in April 2013 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 72). Main heating runs on electricity. At 34 m² this is the 2nd 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 across 37 units on file.

Held since April 2004 — that's 22 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Today's modelled estimate of £238,000 sits 107% above the 2004 sale of £115,000. At 34 m² it sits well below the postcode median (69 m² across 36 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 81% of similar EPCs).