6 Hilltop Close, Loughton, IG10 1PY

6 Hilltop Close is a four-bedroom detached house in Loughton (IG10 1PY). It has a recorded floor area of 222 m² (around 2394 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (October 2011) shows a C (score 72). The latest certificate is from October 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since June 2007 — that's 19 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 222 m² it's 29.3% larger than the typical home in the postcode (172 m² median across 10 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Across 2006–2007, sale prices on this property compounded at 21.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £1,219,000 sits 130% above the 2007 sale of £530,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£221/sq ft) was about 36.3% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.