9 Forest Lane, Chigwell, IG7 5AF

9 Forest Lane is a seven-bedroom detached house in Chigwell (IG7 5AF). It has a recorded floor area of 445 m² (around 4790 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band H. There is a swimming pool on the plot, uncommon for the area. Other recorded features include outbuildings. The latest certificate (September 2024) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 82).

Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 5% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£605/sq ft) was about 32.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. It changed hands recently, sold February 2025 for £2,900,000. 5 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 445 m² it's 26.4% larger than the typical home in the postcode (352 m² median across 12 EPCs). 7 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 5 is the typical count.