2 Austen Close, Loughton, IG10 3TX

2 Austen Close is a four-bedroom mid-terrace house in Loughton (IG10 3TX). It has a recorded floor area of 114 m² (around 1227 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (May 2015) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from May 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Untraded for 18 years, with the last transfer in August 2008. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 114 m² the property is well over the postcode median (50 m² across 27 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 81% of similar EPCs). Across 1998–2008, sale prices on this property compounded at 11.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £426,000 sits 71.8% above the 2008 sale of £248,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£202/sq ft) was about 49.1% below the postcode norm.