Flat, 153 High Road, Loughton, IG10 4LF

Flat is a mid-terrace house in Loughton (IG10 4LF). It has a recorded floor area of 86 m² (around 926 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1967-1975. The latest certificate (December 2019) shows an E (score 44), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in August 2012 the rating was G, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good and main heating went from Very Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 67). Main heating runs on electricity. At 86 m² this is the 22nd smallest of 24 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 25–141 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to B across 24 units on file.

Held since October 2005 — that's 21 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 86 m² the property is well over the postcode median (55 m² across 23 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £298,000 sits 645% above the 2005 sale of £40,000. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused.