8 Hilltop Close, Loughton, IG10 1PY
About 8 Hilltop Close
8 Hilltop Close is a four-bedroom detached house in Loughton (IG10 1PY). It has a recorded floor area of 177 m² (around 1905 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (January 2017) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80). Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1996–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £1,284,000 is 14.1% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£590/sq ft) was about 83% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in July 2017 and unlisted since — roughly 9 years.
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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
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
Building
- Previously extendedYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
8 Hilltop Close's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
8 Hilltop Close has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
- Aug 2017ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
First floor rear extension
- Documents
- 12 docs on file
- Reference
- EPF/1473/17
- Sept 2008ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extension.
- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- EPF/1386/08
What's in 8 Hilltop Close, Loughton, IG10 1PY's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
8 Hilltop Close has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1996.
£1,284,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.0% per year over 21 years.
£1,125,000
Growth on file: 8.0% per year over 21 years.
Sales timeline
13 July 2017Most recent
£1,125,000
+73.1%over 10 years12 October 2006
£650,000
+190.2%over 10 years16 June 1996
£224,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in IG10 1PY: £1,200,000 (2025–2014).
Nearby sales in IG10 1PY
Everything we know about 8 Hilltop Close, in one report
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Versus other Hilltop Close homes
Habitable Rooms for 8 Hilltop Close runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£6,356
Street avg £4,627
Floor Area
177 m²
Street avg 182 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.3 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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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.9dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.3dB