21 Hillcrest Road, Loughton, IG10 4QH

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.

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). Today's modelled estimate of £1,576,000 is 46.6% above the 2014 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£456/sq ft) was about 50.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in February 2014 and unlisted since — roughly 13 years.