21 Hillcrest Road, Loughton, IG10 4QH
About 21 Hillcrest Road
21 Hillcrest Road is a four-bedroom detached house in Loughton (IG10 4QH). It has a recorded floor area of 219 m² (around 2357 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (March 2013) shows an E (score 44), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 70), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from March 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include notable views.
Today's modelled estimate of £1,628,000 sits 51.4% above the 2014 sale of £1,075,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£456/sq ft) was about 50.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 4 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include an extension, a loft conversion and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 219 m² it's 22.6% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (283 m² median across 10 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 70% of similar EPCs). On the market in February 2014 and unlisted since — roughly 12 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
- Bedrooms4
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Notable viewsYes
Energy performance
21 Hillcrest Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 20 Mar 2023
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history includes both a loft conversion and an extension — the classic family-home expansion.
- Sept 2015Loft ConversionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
First floor rear extension. Alterations to existing roof form to include raising of the ridge height of the main building and replacement of shallow hipped roof with extended steeper hipped roof, construction of dormer windows to the front, rear and side elevations to facilitate a loft conversion.
Extension- Documents
- 13 docs on file
- Reference
- EPF/1679/15
- Oct 2014ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Front of property
Proposed extension to existing front wall.
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- EPF/2016/14
What's in 21 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
21 Hillcrest Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£1,628,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£1,075,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
3 February 2014Most recent
£1,075,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in IG10 4QH: £1,662,500 (2025–2019).
Nearby sales in IG10 4QH
Everything we know about 21 Hillcrest Road, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
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Versus other Hillcrest Road homes
21 Hillcrest Road is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£4,909
Street avg £5,391
Floor Area
219 m²
Street avg 269 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 8 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
13.0 t/year
Street avg 9.1 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.
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
47.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.1dB