7 Highwood Lane, Loughton, IG10 3LS

7 Highwood Lane is an end-of-terrace house in Loughton (IG10 3LS). It has a recorded floor area of 101 m² (around 1087 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (July 2026) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. When first surveyed in January 2023 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Very Good, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and window efficiency went from Average to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and main heating dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 81). Main heating runs on electricity: electricity, unspecified tariff. This certificate was lodged in the last six months, so the rating reflects current condition.

At 101 m² the property is well over the postcode median (75 m² across 24 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 71% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £514,000 sits 59.6% above the 2022 sale of £322,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£296/sq ft) was about 53.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One planning record on file: an extension refused in 2026. Most recent transfer: May 2022 at £322,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.