18 Hilltop Close, Loughton, IG10 1PY
About 18 Hilltop Close
18 Hilltop Close is a four-bedroom detached house in Loughton (IG10 1PY). It has a recorded floor area of 186 m² (around 2002 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (October 2019) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80). Other recorded features include outbuildings. Period features are noted in the property record. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
4 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2005–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.8% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£599/sq ft) was about 75.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold May 2021 for £1,200,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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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
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- Utility roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- FireplaceYes
Outside
- Private gardenSouth-west-facing
- DrivewayYes
- Summer houseYes
- OutbuildingsYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
- Previously extendedYes
Energy performance
18 Hilltop Close's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Multiple extension applications run across more than a decade of planning history at 18 Hilltop Close.
- Jul 2019AmendmentIn report
Application for a Non-Material Amendment to EPF/1292/17 for rear cheek of dormer to incorporate a glazed door, to allow future access for maintenance on rear flat roof (which requires complete replacement) with additional daylight into the new space and low parapet walls (both rear and side elevation) to match existing.
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- EPF/1736/19
- Jul 2018ExtensionAmendmentIn report
Non material amendment to EPF/1292/17 (First floor side extension) - Reducing the size of the first floor side extension; replacing pitched tiled roof with flat roof; facade to be finished in tiles for street scene and side elevation; render to rear.
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- EPF/1687/18
What's in 18 Hilltop Close, Loughton, IG10 1PY's planning history?
2 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Sale price has at least doubled since 2005.
£1,234,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.8% per year over 16 years.
£1,200,000
Growth on file: 6.8% per year over 16 years.
Sales timeline
9 May 2021Most recent
£1,200,000
+179.1%over 15 years19 October 2005
£429,999
Median price across the last 5 sales in IG10 1PY: £1,125,000 (2025–2014).
Nearby sales in IG10 1PY
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Versus other Hilltop Close homes
On price per m², 18 Hilltop Close stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£6,452
Street avg £4,618
Floor Area
186 m²
Street avg 182 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.7 t/year
Street avg 8.4 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
4/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.3 km
Church Close — bus stop.
Closest school
0.9 km
Staples Road Primary School. 10 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.9dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.3dB