211 Smarts Lane, Loughton, IG10 4BW
About 211 Smarts Lane
211 Smarts Lane is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Loughton (IG10 4BW). It has a recorded floor area of 66 m² (around 710 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (February 2016) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from February 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2002–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £582,000 is 11.9% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£732/sq ft) was about 62.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold April 2021 for £520,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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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
- Bedrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- FireplaceYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- ParkingAllocated
Energy performance
211 Smarts Lane sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 01 Mar 2026
EPC Rating
Planning history
211 Smarts Lane has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
2applications of note in the surrounding area
Sales history & valuation
Sale price has at least doubled since 2002.
£582,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.3% per year over 19 years.
£520,000
Growth on file: 5.3% per year over 19 years.
Sales timeline
22 April 2021Most recent
£520,000
+16.9%over 4 years13 January 2017
£445,000
+130.6%over 14 years7 February 2002
£193,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in IG10 4BW: £560,000 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in IG10 4BW
197 Smarts Lane, Loughton, IG10 4BW
Sold Jun 2025
£560,000207 Smarts Lane, Loughton, IG10 4BW
Sold Jun 2025
£538,500189 Smarts Lane, Loughton, IG10 4BW
Sold Nov 2024
£689,000209 Smarts Lane, Loughton, IG10 4BW
Sold Aug 2022
£510,0002 Lower Belle View Cottage, Smarts Lane, Loughton, IG10 4BW
Sold Aug 2021
£545,500
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Versus other Smarts Lane homes
EPC Rating for 211 Smarts Lane lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£7,879
Street avg £6,769
Floor Area
66 m²
Street avg 83 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.0 t/year
Street avg 3.4 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
4/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.4 km
Forest Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Staples Road Primary School. 13 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.2dB