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About 23 Lechmere Avenue
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
23 Lechmere Avenue is a four-bedroom detached house in Chigwell (IG7 5HA). It has a recorded floor area of 186 m² (around 2002 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (July 2019) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 3-band jump.
At 186 m² the property is well over the postcode median (130 m² across 18 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £1,094,000 is 12.2% above the 2021 sale price. Most recent transfer: February 2021 at £975,000. 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
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- EnsuiteYes
Building
- Refurbished
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
23 Lechmere Avenue's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E51
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
9.7 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 23 Lechmere Avenue, Chigwell, IG7 5HA, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
23 Lechmere Avenue has an approved single-storey side extension on the planning record.
- Feb 2022ExtensionFullApprove with Conditions
Extension: Single storey · Side of property
Proposed first floor side extension.
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£1,094,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (2021)
£975,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
Versus other Lechmere Avenue homes
Four headline reads against 18 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
23 Lechmere Avenue is notably below the street on co₂ emissions.
Price per m²
£5,242
Street avg £5,515
Floor Area
186 m²
Street avg 144 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Similar properties nearby
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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
0.2 km
Linkside — bus stop.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around IG7 5HA from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.1dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 53 points of interest in total.
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