49 Southern Drive, Loughton, IG10 3BX
About 49 Southern Drive
49 Southern Drive is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Loughton (IG10 3BX). It has a recorded floor area of 76 m² (around 818 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (August 2015) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 87), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from August 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Across 2013–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 37.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £531,000 is 18% above the 2015 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£550/sq ft) was about 77.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sold in September 2015, so it's been off the market for around 11 years. 3 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 3 refused.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
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Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 10 Aug 2025
EPC Rating
Planning history
Council records include a part-single-part-two-storey side and rear extension at 49 Southern Drive.
- May 2014ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Part single, part two storey · Side and rear of property
Single storey side and rear extension with part second storey to side and rear.
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- EPF/0219/14
- Jan 2014ExtensionFullIn report
Two storey side extension to existing house and single storey extension to the rear. (Revised application to EPF/1754/13)
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- EPF/2439/13
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Sales history & valuation
49 Southern Drive has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2013.
£531,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 37.3% per year over 2 years.
£450,000
Growth on file: 37.3% per year over 2 years.
Sales timeline
27 September 2015Most recent
£450,000
+40.2%over 10 months17 November 2014
£321,000
+45.9%over 1 year25 June 2013
£220,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in IG10 3BX: £467,500 (2024–2023).
Nearby sales in IG10 3BX
Versus other Southern Drive homes
Price per m²
£5,921
Street avg £5,315
Floor Area
76 m²
Street avg 82 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.4 t/year
Street avg 3.8 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
0.2 km
Highland Avenue — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
White Bridge Primary School. 12 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.3dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.6dB