21 Highland Avenue, Loughton, IG10 3AJ
About 21 Highland Avenue
21 Highland Avenue is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Loughton (IG10 3AJ). It has a recorded floor area of 86 m² (around 926 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (July 2019) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump.
Held since July 1996 — that's 30 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £585,000 sits 457.1% above the 1996 sale of £105,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£113/sq ft) was about 75.2% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2014. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- DrivewayYes
Building
- Heating systemGas
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
21 Highland Avenue has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
- Mar 2014ExtensionOutlineIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Prior approval application for a 6 metre deep single storey rear extension, height to eaves 3 metres and maximum height of 4 metres.
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- EPF/0422/14
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Sales history & valuation
21 Highland Avenue's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1996).
£585,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£105,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
29 July 1996Most recent
£105,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in IG10 3AJ: £622,500 (2024–2017).
Nearby sales in IG10 3AJ
Versus other Highland Avenue homes
21 Highland Avenue is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£1,221
Street avg £5,621
Floor Area
86 m²
Street avg 100 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.5 t/year
Street avg 4.9 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
4/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Highland Avenue — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
White Bridge Primary School. 12 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.3dB







