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About 8 Great Oaks
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
8 Great Oaks is a detached house in Chigwell (IG7 5ES). It has a recorded floor area of 151 m² (around 1625 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (January 2017) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 2-band jump.
Held since May 1995 — that's 31 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £867,000 sits 395.4% above the 1995 sale of £175,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£108/sq ft) was about 66% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: tree works approved in 2017. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 78% of similar EPCs).
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
8 Great Oaks's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E48
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
7.9 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 8 Great Oaks, Chigwell, IG7 5ES, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
- Feb 2017Tree WorksTreesGrant Permission (With Conditions)
TPO/EPF/27/82: T7 Oak - Minor crown management, as specified.
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
8 Great Oaks's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1995).
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£867,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (1995)
£175,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
Versus other Great Oaks homes
Four headline reads against 9 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Price per m² for 8 Great Oaks lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,159
Street avg £4,143
Floor Area
151 m²
Street avg 138 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 6 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
Millwell Crescent — bus stop.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around IG7 5ES from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.5dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 53 points of interest in total.
Beautiful places to visit nearby
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