1a, Oakwood Hill, Loughton, IG10 3EW

1a is a three-bedroom detached house in Loughton (IG10 3EW). It has a recorded floor area of 81 m² (around 872 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (September 2019) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 3 certificates since January 2009. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good; while lighting dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 72), a 2-band jump. At 81 m² this is the 10th smallest of 35 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 58–131 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to C across 35 units on file.

It hasn't traded since April 1997, a hold of 29 years that's notably long for the area. 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 £441,000 sits 252.8% above the 1997 sale of £125,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£143/sq ft) was about 55.7% below the postcode norm. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 74% of similar EPCs).