7 High Gables, Loughton, IG10 4EZ

7 High Gables is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Loughton (IG10 4EZ). It has a recorded floor area of 71 m² (around 764 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (May 2014) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (August 2010); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and roof efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 89), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from May 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Period features are noted in the property record.

Held since February 2011 — that's 15 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across 2002–2011, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £568,000 sits 73.4% above the 2011 sale of £327,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£429/sq ft) was about 16.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode.