4 Chester Close, Loughton, IG10 2LP
About 4 Chester Close
4 Chester Close is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Loughton (IG10 2LP). It has a recorded floor area of 91 m² (around 980 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (October 2016) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension and an annexe, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2017–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.9% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£459/sq ft) was about 34.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £450,000 in April 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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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
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenFront
Building
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
A an annexe application was refused at 4 Chester Close in 2021.
- Aug 2021AnnexFullIn report
Extension: Single storey
Single storey side and rear extension to create granny annexe. (Revised application to EPF/1130/21).
Extension- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- EPF/1747/21
- Jun 2021AnnexFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extension with a single storey granny annex to the side
Extension- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- EPF/1130/21
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£492,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.9% per year over 4 years.
£450,000
Growth on file: 2.9% per year over 4 years.
Sales timeline
8 April 2021Most recent
£450,000
+12.5%over 4 years3 March 2017
£400,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in IG10 2LP: £450,000 (2021–2010).
Nearby sales in IG10 2LP
Everything we know about 4 Chester Close, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby
Versus other Chester Close homes
Price per m² for 4 Chester Close runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,945
Street avg £3,782
Floor Area
91 m²
Street avg 95 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.9 t/year
Street avg 5.2 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
0.1 km
Davenant School — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Davenant Foundation School. 11 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
47.3dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.7dB