5 Swans Hope, Loughton, IG10 2NA

5 Swans Hope is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Loughton (IG10 2NA). It has a recorded floor area of 49 m² (around 527 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band C. At 49 m² this is the 35th 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 across 45 units on file. The latest certificate (December 2021) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 75). Main heating runs on electricity.

It hasn't traded since April 2001, a hold of 25 years that's notably long for the area. Across 1997–2001, sale prices on this property compounded at 12.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £289,000 sits 261.3% above the 2001 sale of £80,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£152/sq ft) was about 44.2% below the postcode norm. At 49 m² it's 22.5% larger than the typical home in the postcode (40 m² median across 44 EPCs).