5 Longfield, Loughton, IG10 4EE
About 5 Longfield
5 Longfield is a four-bedroom detached house in Loughton (IG10 4EE). It has a recorded floor area of 199 m² (around 2142 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (November 2020) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80). Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
At 199 m² the property is well over the postcode median (147 m² across 20 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension and a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £1,267,000 is 23.5% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£479/sq ft) was about 28.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold March 2021 for £1,026,000. 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
- Bedrooms4
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- GarageDouble
Building
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
5 Longfield's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history includes both a loft conversion and an extension — the classic family-home expansion.
- Sept 2022Loft ConversionFullIn report
Extension: Side and rear of property
Loft conversion/extension with ridge raise and added dormers, plus single storey rear/side extension and minor elevational modifications.
Extension- Documents
- 12 docs on file
- Reference
- EPF/1690/22
- Jun 2021ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Part single, part two storey · Front of property
Single and two storey front extensions plus pitched roof added to converted garage and other elevational changes to the existing building.
- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- EPF/1171/21
What's in 5 Longfield, Loughton, IG10 4EE's planning history?
1 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£1,267,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£1,026,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
26 March 2021Most recent
£1,026,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in IG10 4EE: £1,190,000 (2024–2018).
Everything we know about 5 Longfield, 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 Longfield homes
5 Longfield is notably below the street on co₂ emissions.
Price per m²
£5,156
Street avg £4,881
Floor Area
199 m²
Street avg 166 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
9.5 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
0.4 km
Upper Park — bus stop.
Closest school
0.8 km
Roding Valley High School. 10 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
49.2dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.9dB