11 Dacre Close, Chigwell, IG7 5HQ

11 Dacre Close is a detached house in Chigwell (IG7 5HQ). It has a recorded floor area of 86 m² (around 926 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (June 2023) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since October 2012. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good, lighting went from Poor to Very Good and main heating went from Average to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 2-band jump.

Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 5.7% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £859,000 is 21% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£767/sq ft) was about 115.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 86 m² it sits well below the postcode median (160 m² across 4 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, a loft conversion and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last sale on file: £710,000 in January 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.