1 Forest View Road, Loughton, IG10 4DX
About 1 Forest View Road
1 Forest View Road is a three-bedroom detached house in Loughton (IG10 4DX). It has a recorded floor area of 87 m² (around 936 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (June 2013) shows an F (score 34), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 4-band jump. The latest certificate is from June 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Period features are noted in the property record. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
At 87 m² it sits well below the postcode median (134 m² across 11 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £731,000 is 37.9% above the 2013 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£566/sq ft) was about 34.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in October 2013 and unlisted since — roughly 13 years.
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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
- Bedrooms3
Outside
- ParkingOff street
Building
- Period featuresYes
- RefurbishedYes
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
1 Forest View Road 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 13 Jun 2023
EPC Rating
Planning history
1 Forest View Road has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
- Mar 2014ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Two storey · Rear of property
Two storey rear extension (Revised application to EPF/2446/13)
- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- EPF/0199/14
- Jan 2014ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Two storey · Rear of property
Two storey rear extension.
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- EPF/2446/13
What's in 1 Forest View Road, Loughton, IG10 4DX's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
1 Forest View Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£731,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£530,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
10 October 2013Most recent
£530,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in IG10 4DX: £1,040,000 (2024–2013).
Nearby sales in IG10 4DX
7 Forest View Road, Loughton, IG10 4DX
Sold Nov 2024
£752,00037 Forest View Road, Loughton, IG10 4DX
Sold Oct 2020
£1,050,00025 Forest View Road, Loughton, IG10 4DX
Sold Mar 2019
£1,040,00023 Forest View Road, Loughton, IG10 4DX
Sold Jan 2016
£785,0008 Forest View Road, Loughton, IG10 4DX
Sold Nov 2013
£1,320,000
Everything we know about 1 Forest View Road, 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 Forest View Road homes
On epc rating, 1 Forest View Road runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£6,092
Street avg £6,215
Floor Area
87 m²
Street avg 148 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.5 t/year
Street avg 6.5 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
0.3 km
Forest Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Staples Road Primary School. 13 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
48.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.8dB