5 Millsmead Way, Loughton, IG10 1LR
About 5 Millsmead Way
5 Millsmead Way is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Loughton (IG10 1LR). It has a recorded floor area of 111 m² (around 1195 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (July 2017) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 2-band jump. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
Held since July 1998 — that's 28 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £687,000 sits 329.4% above the 1998 sale of £160,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£134/sq ft) was about 60.9% below the postcode norm.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- CloakroomYes
Outside
- Private gardenrear
- GarageYes
Building
- Previously extendedYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
5 Millsmead Way's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
5 Millsmead Way has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
5 Millsmead Way's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1998).
£687,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£160,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
5 July 1998Most recent
£160,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in IG10 1LR: £757,500 (2025–2017).
Nearby sales in IG10 1LR
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Versus other Millsmead Way homes
5 Millsmead Way is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£1,441
Street avg £4,603
Floor Area
111 m²
Street avg 116 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.9 t/year
Street avg 5.7 t/year
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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
0.2 km
Sedley Rise — bus stop.
Closest school
0.9 km
Staples Road Primary School. 11 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.2dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.6dB