White Gables, Lippitts Hill, Loughton, IG10 4AL

White Gables is a four-bedroom detached house in Loughton (IG10 4AL). It has a recorded floor area of 240 m² (around 2583 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (October 2015) shows an E (score 45), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from October 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include outbuildings and attached land beyond the plot.

At 240 m² the property is well over the postcode median (144 m² across 13 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 77% of similar EPCs). 3 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last changed hands 11 years ago, in February 2016. Across 2007–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £1,541,000 is 34% above the 2016 sale price.