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Yew Tree Cottage, Church Road, High Beech, Loughton, IG10 4AJ

3 sales on record
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
3
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
89 m²
956 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 47
Council tax
Band F
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Yew Tree Cottage

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

Yew Tree Cottage is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in High Beech, Loughton, Loughton (IG10 4AJ). It has a recorded floor area of 89 m² (around 956 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (August 2009) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from August 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 89 m² it sits well below the postcode median (133 m² across 8 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 2008–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 9.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £759,000 is 15% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£691/sq ft) was about 23% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold May 2019 for £660,000.

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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms3
  • Bathrooms2

Outside

  • ParkingOff street

Building

  • RefurbishedYes
Energy

Energy performance

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

Yew Tree Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 02 Aug 2019

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E47
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
6.7 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Yew Tree Cottage, Church Road, High Beech, Loughton, IG10 4AJ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Yew Tree Cottage has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

2applications of note in the surrounding area

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

Sale price has at least doubled since 2008.

Current estimate

£759,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 9.1% per year over 11 years.

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Last sold (2019)

£660,000

Growth on file: 9.1% per year over 11 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 15 May 2019Most recent

    £660,000

    +25.1%over 3 years

  2. 8 January 2016

    £527,500

    +113.1%over 7 years

  3. 30 January 2008

    £247,500

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.

Floor Area for Yew Tree Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£7,434

Street avg £5,667

Above

Floor Area

89 m²

Street avg 214 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

6.7 t/year

Street avg 9.6 t/year

On par
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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