70a, Alderton Hill, Loughton, IG10 3JB

70a is a one-bedroom detached house in Loughton (IG10 3JB). It has a recorded floor area of 500 m² (around 5382 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (October 2022) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. The rating has held steady at C across 3 certificates since March 2011. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 83).

It hasn't traded since April 2008, a hold of 18 years that's notably long for the area. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 500 m² the property is well over the postcode median (285 m² across 18 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 72% of similar EPCs). 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Across 2003–2008, sale prices on this property compounded at 11.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £2,783,000 sits 56.8% above the 2008 sale of £1,775,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£330/sq ft) was about 22.1% below the postcode norm.