Dower House, Manor Road, High Beech, Loughton, IG10 4AD

Dower House is a detached house in High Beech, Loughton, Loughton (IG10 4AD). It has a recorded floor area of 149 m² (around 1604 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (February 2011) shows an F (score 25), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The rating has held steady at F across 2 certificates since September 2010. The recommended improvements would push it to E (score 47). The latest certificate is from February 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Untraded for 15 years, with the last transfer in April 2011. Today's modelled estimate of £1,004,000 sits 54.5% above the 2011 sale of £650,000. 10 planning records sit against the property, 5 approved, 5 refused. Past consents include an extension and new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. At 149 m² it sits well below the postcode median (314 m² across 6 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 83% of similar EPCs).