42 Church Hill, Loughton, IG10 1LA
About 42 Church Hill
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. 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. Across 2004–2012, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £672,000 is 34.4% above the 2012 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£494/sq ft) was about 64.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sold in October 2012, so it's been off the market for around 14 years.
Know exactly what you're buying at 42 Church Hill
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
42 Church Hill sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 03 Jul 2022
EPC Rating
Planning history
A a single-storey side and rear extension application was refused at 42 Church Hill in 2021.
- Sept 2022DemolitionFullIn report
Extension: Side and rear of property
Demolition of existing single storey lean-to and erection of a single storey side & rear extension.
Extension- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- EPF/0519/22
- Nov 2021ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Side and rear of property
Demolition of existing single storey lean-to & erection of a single storey side & rear extension.
- Documents
- 12 docs on file
- Reference
- EPF/2655/21
What's in 42 Church Hill, Loughton, IG10 1LA's planning history?
2 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
42 Church Hill valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£672,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.6% per year over 8 years.
£500,000
Growth on file: 5.6% per year over 8 years.
Sales timeline
3 October 2012Most recent
£500,000
+56.3%over 8 years4 July 2004
£320,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in IG10 1LA: £345,000 (2025–2008).
Nearby sales in IG10 1LA
Flat, 8 Church Hill, Loughton, IG10 1LA
Sold Jan 2025
£600,000Monroe House 12 16, 16, Church Hill, Loughton, IG10 1LA
Sold Jan 2022
£405,00038a, Church Hill, Loughton, IG10 1LA
Sold Aug 2008
£132,50038e, Church Hill, Loughton, IG10 1LA
Sold Apr 2004
£115,00038b, Church Hill, Loughton, IG10 1LA
Sold Jun 2003
£135,000
Everything we know about 42 Church Hill, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
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Versus other Church Hill homes
42 Church Hill outperforms the street on habitable rooms by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
51 (E)
Street avg 58 (D)
Floor Area
94 m²
Street avg 115 m²
CO₂ Emissions
5.6 t/year
Street avg 6.3 t/year
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
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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
0.0 km
The Uplands — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Staples Road Primary School. 12 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
48.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.7dB