Skip to content

42 Church Hill, Loughton, IG10 1LA

4 planning records
Property type
Semi-detached
Habitable rooms
6
From EPC
Floor area
94 m²
1012 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 51
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 42 Church Hill

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

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.

Before you offer

Know exactly what you're buying at 42 Church Hill

Before you offer, see what the listing won't tell you, the true value, the red flags and the full history.

£14.99
Trusted by UK homebuyers

Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 03 Jul 2022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

A
B
C
D
E
E51
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Very Poor
CO2 Emissions
5.6 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 42 Church Hill, Loughton, IG10 1LA, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

A a single-storey side and rear extension application was refused at 42 Church Hill in 2021.

  1. Sept 2022
    DemolitionFull
    In 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
    View planning record
  2. Nov 2021
    ExtensionFull
    In 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
    View planning record

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.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

42 Church Hill valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Current estimate

£672,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.6% per year over 8 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2012)

£500,000

Growth on file: 5.6% per year over 8 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 3 October 2012Most recent

    £500,000

    +56.3%over 8 years
  2. 4 July 2004

    £320,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in IG10 1LA: £345,000 (2025–2008).

Before you offer

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.

  • Am I paying too much?
  • Is something wrong with it?
  • Is the agent's story true?
  • Will it hold its value?
£14.99
Trusted by UK homebuyers
Preview of the full property report
On the street

Versus other Church Hill homes

Four headline reads against 3 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

42 Church Hill outperforms the street on habitable rooms by a wide margin.

EPC Rating

51 (E)

Street avg 58 (D)

Below

Floor Area

94 m²

Street avg 115 m²

Below

CO₂ Emissions

5.6 t/year

Street avg 6.3 t/year

Above

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly above
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Loughton district page.

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.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around IG10 1LA from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for IG10 1LA

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

48.6dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for IG10 1LA

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.7dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 42 Church Hill, Loughton, IG10 1LA. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.