8 Grasmere Close, Loughton, IG10 1SL
About 8 Grasmere Close
8 Grasmere Close is a detached house in Loughton (IG10 1SL). It has a recorded floor area of 158 m² (around 1701 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (October 2016) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump.
Held since December 1999 — that's 26 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 £973,000 sits 238.4% above the 1999 sale of £287,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£169/sq ft) was about 59.2% 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
Energy performance
8 Grasmere Close's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
8 Grasmere Close has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
8 Grasmere Close's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (1999).
£973,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£287,500
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
14 December 1999Most recent
£287,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in IG10 1SL: £669,000 (2022–2001).
Nearby sales in IG10 1SL
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Versus other Grasmere Close homes
On price per m², 8 Grasmere Close runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,820
Street avg £5,330
Floor Area
158 m²
Street avg 168 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.3 t/year
Street avg 7.7 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
Church Close — bus stop.
Closest school
0.8 km
Staples Road Primary School. 11 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.2dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.4dB