42 Church Hill, Loughton, IG10 1LA

42 Church Hill is a semi-detached house in Loughton (IG10 1LA). It has a recorded floor area of 94 m² (around 1012 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (July 2012) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from July 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 94 m² the property is well over the postcode median (69 m² across 36 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2004–2012, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £760,000 sits 52% above the 2012 sale of £500,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£494/sq ft) was about 60.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 4 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last sold in October 2012, so it's been off the market for around 14 years.