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About 11 Forest Lane
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
11 Forest Lane is a seven-bedroom detached house in Chigwell (IG7 5AF). It has a recorded floor area of 357 m² (around 3843 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band H. The latest certificate (December 2014) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 80), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from December 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 8.7% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£781/sq ft) was about 72% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2016. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs). 7 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 5 is the typical count. Most recent transfer: November 2021 at £3,000,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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
- Bedrooms7
- Bathrooms5
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private garden
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
11 Forest Lane'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 02 Dec 2024
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 11 Forest Lane, Chigwell, IG7 5AF, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
- Dec 2016PorchFullGrant Permission (With Conditions)
Extension: Rear of property
Rear two-storey and first floor extension, new front porch, alterations to elevations.
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£3,037,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.7% per year over 5 years.
Last sold (2021)
£3,000,000
Growth on file: 8.7% per year over 5 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Forest Lane homes
Four headline reads against 12 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On co₂ emissions, 11 Forest Lane runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£8,403
Street avg £6,081
Floor Area
357 m²
Street avg 375 m²
Habitable Rooms
10 rooms
Similar properties nearby
A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
The neighbourhood at a glance
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Chigwell district page.
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.3 km
West Hatch School — bus stop.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around IG7 5AF from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.1dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 56 points of interest in total.
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