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Willow Lodge, Church Road, High Beech, Loughton, IG10 4AJ

3 planning records
Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
4
From EPC
Floor area
104 m²
1119 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 66
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Willow Lodge

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

Willow Lodge is a detached house in High Beech, Loughton, Loughton (IG10 4AJ). It has a recorded floor area of 104 m² (around 1119 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (September 2017) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in September 2016 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Very Good, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include change of use to residential, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 104 m² it's 21.9% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (133 m² median across 8 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 75% of similar EPCs).

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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

Current Certificate(1 of 3)
Sept 2017

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D66
E
F
G
Main Heating
Heat Pump
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Very Poor
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
3.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Jan 2017from Sept 2016
EPC improved fromE48toG5
Main Fuel
GasLPG

Fuel source changed

Heating Controls
FullProg + Stat

Heating controls changed

Hot Water
AverageVery Poor

Hot water efficiency decreased

Low Energy Lighting
0%50%

More low energy lighting installed

Sept 2017from Jan 2017
EPC improved fromG5toD66
Heating System
Gas BoilerHeat Pump

Heat pump installed, significantly improving energy efficiency

Main Fuel
LPGElectric

Changed to a more efficient fuel source

Windows
SingleFull Double

Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing

Roof Insulation
PartialWell Insulated

Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels

Floor Insulation
UninsulatedInsulated

Floor insulation added or improved

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Willow Lodge, Church Road, High Beech, Loughton, IG10 4AJ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
  1. Oct 2023
    Conditions
    In report

    Application for approval of details reserved by condition 3'Tree Protection/Arboricultural Method Statement', condition 4'Surface Water Disposal', condition 5'Hard and Soft Landscaping', condition 6'EVCP', and condition 7 'Broadband' on planning permission EPF/0986/22 (Change of use and conversion of outbuildings to form two dwellings; creation of new vehicular access; and associated parking and landscaping (renewal of previously approved application EPF/2193/14).

    Documents
    12 docs on file
    Reference
    EPF/1732/23
    View planning record
  2. May 2023
    ConversionFull
    In report

    Change of use and conversion of outbuildings to form two dwellings; creation of new vehicular access; and associated parking and landscaping (renewal of previously approved application EPF/2193/14).

    Documents
    26 docs on file
    Reference
    EPF/0986/22
    View planning record

What's in Willow Lodge, Church Road, High Beech, Loughton, IG10 4AJ's planning history?

1 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Willow Lodge has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.

Current estimate

£535,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

See how we calculated this

No sales recorded with HM Land Registry

That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.

Median price across the last 5 sales in IG10 4AJ: £1,090,000 (2025–2021).

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On the street

Versus other Church Road homes

Four headline reads against 8 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Willow Lodge outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.

EPC Rating

66 (D)

Street avg 47 (E)

Strongly above

Floor Area

104 m²

Street avg 213 m²

Below

CO₂ Emissions

3.0 t/year

Street avg 10.1 t/year

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Below
Comparables

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A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Loughton district page.
Full Loughton report

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

2.2 km

The Plough — bus stop.

Closest school

0.6 km

High Beech CofE Primary School. 4 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around IG10 4AJ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for IG10 4AJ

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

43.9dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for IG10 4AJ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

36.4dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

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