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1 Hillcrest Road, Loughton, IG10 4QH

4 planning records
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
3
Bathroom
1
Floor area
113 m²
1216 sq ft
Energy rating
F
Score 37
Council tax
Band F
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 1 Hillcrest Road

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

1 Hillcrest Road is a three-bedroom detached house in Loughton (IG10 4QH). It has a recorded floor area of 113 m² (around 1216 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (April 2016) shows an F (score 37), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 67), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from April 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 113 m² it sits well below the postcode median (283 m² across 10 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 4 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £1,052,000 is 10.6% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£782/sq ft) was about 158.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sold in October 2016, so it's been off the market for around 10 years.

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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms3
  • Bathrooms1
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

1 Hillcrest Road sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 29 Apr 2026

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
F
F37
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
9.1 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 1 Hillcrest Road, Loughton, IG10 4QH, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.

  1. May 2018
    Conditions
    In report

    Application for approval of details reserved by condition 2 'external finishes', 3 'tree protection', 4 'landscaping' and 6 'drainage details' on planning application EPF/0048/18 (Demolition of existing chalet bungalow and stand alone garage with proposal for new detached four bedroom dwelling with integrated garage plus associated landscaping (amended application to new dwelling approved under EPF/0935/17)).

    Documents
    9 docs on file
    Reference
    EPF/1253/18
    View planning record
  2. Mar 2018
    Demolition And RebuildFull
    In report

    Demolition of existing chalet bungalow and stand alone garage with proposal for new detached four bedroom dwelling with integrated garage plus associated landscaping (amended application to new dwelling approved under EPF/0935/17).

    Documents
    22 docs on file
    Reference
    EPF/0048/18
    View planning record

What's in 1 Hillcrest Road, Loughton, IG10 4QH's planning history?

2 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

1 Hillcrest Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Current estimate

£1,052,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2016)

£951,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 23 October 2016Most recent

    £951,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in IG10 4QH: £1,662,500 (2025–2019).

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On the street

Versus other Hillcrest Road homes

Four headline reads against 10 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

1 Hillcrest Road is notably below the street on epc rating.

Price per m²

£8,416

Street avg £5,002

Strongly above

Floor Area

113 m²

Street avg 280 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 8 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

9.1 t/year

Street avg 9.5 t/year

On par
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Loughton district page.

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

Spring Grove — bus stop.

Closest school

0.8 km

White Bridge Primary School. 15 schools nearby.

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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around IG10 4QH from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for IG10 4QH

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

47.9dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for IG10 4QH

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.1dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 1 Hillcrest Road, Loughton, IG10 4QH. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.