26 Longfield, Loughton, IG10 4EE

26 Longfield is a four-bedroom detached house in Loughton (IG10 4EE). It has a recorded floor area of 140 m² (around 1507 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (May 2022) shows a C (score 71). When first surveyed in September 2012 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good and main heating went from Average to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 81). Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.

2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 70% of similar EPCs). Across 2017–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 10.2% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£877/sq ft) was about 150.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: November 2022 at £1,322,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.