Fairview Cottage, Whitakers Way, Loughton, IG10 1SQ
About Fairview Cottage
Fairview Cottage is a semi-detached house in Loughton (IG10 1SQ). It has a recorded floor area of 108 m² (around 1163 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. The latest certificate (August 2024) 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.
Across 2004–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £602,000 is 18% above the 2024 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£439/sq ft) was about 40.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 108 m² it's 23.4% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (141 m² median across 5 EPCs). Most recent transfer: November 2024 at £510,000.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Fairview Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Fairview Cottage has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
Fairview Cottage valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£602,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.6% per year over 21 years.
£510,000
Growth on file: 2.6% per year over 21 years.
Sales timeline
29 November 2024Most recent
£510,000
+70.0%over 20 years30 January 2004
£300,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in IG10 1SQ: £475,000 (2016–1999).
Nearby sales in IG10 1SQ
The Oaks, Whitakers Way, Loughton, IG10 1SQ
Sold Jan 2016
£1,010,0003 Lanterns, Whitakers Way, Loughton, IG10 1SQ
Sold Jan 2011
£475,0001 Lanterns, Whitakers Way, Loughton, IG10 1SQ
Sold Jul 2010
£562,500Monkwood Cottage, Whitakers Way, Loughton, IG10 1SQ
Sold Jul 1999
£322,0002 Lanterns, Whitakers Way, Loughton, IG10 1SQ
Sold Jul 1996
£156,000
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Versus other Whitakers Way homes
Fairview Cottage is notably below the street on years held.
Price per m²
£4,722
Street avg £3,752
Floor Area
108 m²
Street avg 154 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.0 t/year
Street avg 9.1 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
Goldings Road — bus stop.
Closest school
1.2 km
Staples Road Primary School. 12 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
48.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.3dB