18 Swans Hope, Loughton, IG10 2NA

18 Swans Hope is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Loughton (IG10 2NA). It has a recorded floor area of 38 m² (around 413 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (February 2010) shows an F (score 29), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it E (November 2009); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and main heating dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 71), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from February 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. At 38 m² this is the 7th smallest of 45 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 36–54 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (29 versus a best of 80).

Held since February 2010 — that's 16 years off the open market, well above the local norm. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2000–2010, sale prices on this property compounded at 6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £226,000 sits 84.1% above the 2010 sale of £122,750.