Swallows, Wellington Hill, Loughton, IG10 4AH
About Swallows
Swallows is a detached house in Loughton (IG10 4AH). It has a recorded floor area of 175 m² (around 1884 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (August 2024) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 3 certificates since August 2011. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Average to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 75), a 2-band jump.
It hasn't traded since December 2002, a hold of 23 years that's notably long for the area. At 175 m² the property is well over the postcode median (127 m² across 21 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £1,090,000 sits 105.7% above the 2002 sale of £530,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£281/sq ft) was about 37.8% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension and a basement excavation, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Energy performance
Swallows's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
Swallows has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
- Jul 2018BasementFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extension. Extension to existing basement.
Extension- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- EPF/1408/18
- May 2017BasementFullIn report
(i) Extension to basement and lowering of basement floor; (ii) extension to ground floor with new balcony over basement and steps down to garden level; (iii) new front porch under canopy.
ExtensionPorch- Documents
- 12 docs on file
- Reference
- EPF/0864/17
What's in Swallows, Wellington Hill, Loughton, IG10 4AH's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Swallows valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£1,090,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£530,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
12 December 2002Most recent
£530,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in IG10 4AH: £815,000 (2024–2019).
Nearby sales in IG10 4AH
Meadowvale, Wellington Hill, Loughton, IG10 4AH
Sold Nov 2024
£1,270,000Badgers, Wellington Hill, Loughton, IG10 4AH
Sold Mar 2021
£706,000Highfields, Wellington Hill, Loughton, IG10 4AH
Sold Aug 2020
£815,000Duke Of Wellington, Wellington Hill, Loughton, IG10 4AH
Sold Mar 2020
£2,351,000Kyrenia, Wellington Hill, Loughton, IG10 4AH
Sold Nov 2019
£795,000
Versus other Wellington Hill homes
Swallows is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£3,029
Street avg £5,278
Floor Area
175 m²
Street avg 138 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.9 t/year
Street avg 7.0 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
4/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
1.3 km
Cemetry — bus stop.
Closest school
0.9 km
High Beech CofE Primary School. 6 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.4dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.6dB