1 Hillcrest Road, Loughton, IG10 4QH
About 1 Hillcrest Road
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
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
Energy performance
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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 29 Apr 2026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
Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
- May 2018ConditionsIn 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
- Mar 2018Demolition And RebuildFullIn 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
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.
Sales history & valuation
1 Hillcrest Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£1,052,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£951,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
23 October 2016Most recent
£951,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in IG10 4QH: £1,662,500 (2025–2019).
Nearby sales in IG10 4QH
Everything we know about 1 Hillcrest Road, in one report
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Versus other Hillcrest Road homes
1 Hillcrest Road is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£8,416
Street avg £5,002
Floor Area
113 m²
Street avg 280 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 8 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
9.1 t/year
Street avg 9.5 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
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.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.1dB