Danbury, Lippitts Hill, Loughton, IG10 4AL
About Danbury
Danbury is a five-bedroom detached house in Loughton (IG10 4AL). It has a recorded floor area of 243 m² (around 2616 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (August 2020) shows an E (score 41), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include a self-contained annexe and attached land beyond the plot. Period features are noted in the property record.
At 243 m² the property is well over the postcode median (144 m² across 12 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £1,242,000 sits 52.2% above the 2023 sale of £816,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£312/sq ft) was about 34.9% below the postcode norm. 9 planning records sit against the property, 9 approved, 0 refused. Most recent transfer: September 2023 at £816,000.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms3
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- GarageYes
- LandYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
Danbury's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Danbury has been through 9 approved planning applications — a well-evolved property.
- Jul 2019New BuildConditionsIn report
Application for Approval of Details Reserved by Condition 10 "verification report demonstrating effectiveness of remediation works" for EPF/0947/16. (Demolition of existing outbuildings & construction of x 3 no. one bedroom bungalows with private amenity space, hard & soft landscaping, parking with associated works).
- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- EPF/1239/19
- Aug 2018ConditionsIn report
Application for approval of details reserved by condition 4 'drainage details' and 6 'landscaping' on planning application EPF/0947/16 (Demolition of existing outbuildings and construction of 3 no. one bedroom bungalows with private amenity space, hard and soft landscaping, parking and associated works)
- Documents
- 14 docs on file
- Reference
- EPF/1802/18
What's in Danbury, Lippitts Hill, Loughton, IG10 4AL's planning history?
7 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Danbury valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£1,242,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£816,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
21 September 2023Most recent
£816,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in IG10 4AL: £750,000 (2023–2020).
Nearby sales in IG10 4AL
Tree Tops, Lippitts Hill, Loughton, IG10 4AL
Sold Sept 2023
£550,0002 Carlton Mews, Lippitts Hill, Loughton, IG10 4AL
Sold Jul 2022
£850,0003 Carlton Mews, Lippitts Hill, Loughton, IG10 4AL
Sold Sept 2020
£750,0004 Carlton Mews, Lippitts Hill, Loughton, IG10 4AL
Sold Jul 2020
£750,0001 Carlton Mews, Lippitts Hill, Loughton, IG10 4AL
Sold Jun 2020
£725,000
Everything we know about Danbury, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
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Versus other Lippitts Hill homes
Price per m² for Danbury lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,358
Street avg £5,850
Floor Area
243 m²
Street avg 146 m²
Habitable Rooms
9 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
14.0 t/year
Street avg 8.7 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
1.8 km
Chapel Field Nursery — bus stop.
Closest school
0.9 km
High Beech CofE Primary School. 6 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
41.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.6dB