Goldings Lodge, Clays Lane, Loughton, IG10 2RZ

Goldings Lodge is an eight-bedroom detached house in Loughton (IG10 2RZ). It has a recorded floor area of 220 m² (around 2368 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (February 2024) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in October 2008 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Average, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Good to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include outbuildings. Period features are noted in the property record. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.

Held since December 2010 — that's 16 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Today's modelled estimate of £1,138,000 sits 355.2% above the 2010 sale of £250,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£106/sq ft) was about 74% below the postcode norm. At 220 m² it's 22.9% larger than the typical home in the postcode (179 m² median across 10 EPCs). 8 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count.