3 Barncroft Close, Loughton, IG10 3EU

3 Barncroft Close is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Loughton (IG10 3EU). It has a recorded floor area of 72 m² (around 775 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (April 2016) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in December 2015 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from April 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include outbuildings. Period features are noted in the property record.

At 72 m² the property is well over the postcode median (53 m² across 27 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £483,000 is 43.5% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£434/sq ft) was about 36% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last changed hands 10 years ago, in March 2016.