1 Emmaus Way, Chigwell, IG7 5BY

1 Emmaus Way is a four-bedroom detached house in Chigwell (IG7 5BY). It has a recorded floor area of 187 m² (around 2013 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (May 2016) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 75), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from May 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

It hasn't traded since July 2009, a hold of 17 years that's notably long for the area. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. At 187 m² the property is well over the postcode median (128 m² across 19 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Sale prices here have lagged England HPI: -8.4% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £858,000 sits 108.3% above the 2009 sale of £412,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£205/sq ft) was about 39.4% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: tree works approved in 2010. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.