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 £630,000 is 23.5% above the 2024 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£439/sq ft) was about 18.4% 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.
Energy performance
Fairview Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 18 August 2034
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919, has been extended more than once, and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
From £1,155 · Includes VAT
Planning history
Fairview Cottage has no planning applications on record.
A planning report still maps activity across the surrounding area and reads this property's extension & conversion potential.
Sales history & valuation
Fairview Cottage valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£630,000
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: £562,500 (2026–2002).
Nearby sales in IG10 1SQ
1 Lanterns, Whitakers Way, Loughton, IG10 1SQ
Sold Mar 2026
£900,000The Oaks, Whitakers Way, Loughton, IG10 1SQ
Sold Jan 2016
£1,010,0003 Lanterns, Whitakers Way, Loughton, IG10 1SQ
Sold Jan 2011
£475,000Monkwood Cottage, Whitakers Way, Loughton, IG10 1SQ
Sold Jul 1999
£322,0002 Lanterns, Whitakers Way, Loughton, IG10 1SQ
Sold Jul 1996
£156,000
Versus other Whitakers Way homes
Fairview Cottage is notably below the street on floor area.
Price per m²
£4,722
Street avg £4,550
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
222/mo
Falling 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.
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area 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







