Days Farm, Lippitts Hill, Loughton, IG10 4AL
About Days Farm
Days Farm is a detached house in Loughton (IG10 4AL). It has a recorded floor area of 244 m² (around 2626 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (November 2021) shows a G (score 17), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 71), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on anthracite.
At 244 m² the property is well over the postcode median (144 m² across 12 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £1,633,000 sits 63.3% above the 2017 sale of £1,000,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£381/sq ft) was about 20.5% below the postcode norm. 12 planning records sit against the property, 7 approved, 1 refused. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. 9 years since the last transfer (July 2017).
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Days Farm sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Planning history
A recent planning application at Days Farm was refused — worth checking the council file.
- Apr 2026New BuildFullIn report
Design-led, sustainable self-build housing development comprising four detached family dwellings.
- Documents
- 22 docs on file
- Reference
- EPF/0687/26
- Feb 2026ExtensionOutlineIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Erection of a single-storey rear extension to the existing dwelling to provide a rear living room / lounge.
- Documents
- 15 docs on file
- Reference
- EPF/0048/26
What's in Days Farm, Lippitts Hill, Loughton, IG10 4AL's planning history?
10 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Days Farm valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£1,633,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£1,000,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
16 July 2017Most recent
£1,000,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in IG10 4AL: £750,000 (2023–2020).
Nearby sales in IG10 4AL
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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
£750,000
Everything we know about Days Farm, 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
Days Farm is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£4,098
Street avg £5,758
Floor Area
244 m²
Street avg 146 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
41.0 t/year
Street avg 6.4 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.
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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