3a, Lower Park Road, Loughton, IG10 4NB
About 3a
3a is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Loughton (IG10 4NB). It has a recorded floor area of 66 m² (around 710 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (November 2023) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since June 2012. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76).
Across 2013–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.9% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£590/sq ft) was about 49.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 66 m² it's 22.4% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (85 m² median across 19 EPCs). Last sale on file: £419,500 in January 2021. 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
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- Private gardenRear
Building
- TenureFreehold
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls changed
Window efficiency improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
3a has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
2applications of note in the surrounding area
Sales history & valuation
3a saw 3 transfers in just over a decade — high turnover for the postcode.
£451,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.9% per year over 8 years.
£419,500
Growth on file: 7.9% per year over 8 years.
Sales timeline
6 January 2021Most recent
£419,500
+44.7%over 7 years9 September 2013
£290,000
+26.1%over 7 months4 February 2013
£230,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in IG10 4NB: £855,000 (2025–2021).
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Versus other Lower Park Road homes
3a outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£6,356
Street avg £4,637
Floor Area
66 m²
Street avg 70 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.9 t/year
Street avg 3.2 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
0.2 km
Upper Park — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Roding Valley High School. 11 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
49.3dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.1dB