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About 1 Great Owl Road
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
1 Great Owl Road is a four-bedroom detached house in Chigwell (IG7 6AL). It has a recorded floor area of 226 m² (around 2433 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band H. The latest certificate (June 2021) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in April 2016 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and window efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 72). Other recorded features include attached land beyond the plot. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
14 planning records sit against the property, 9 approved, 3 refused. Past consents include an extension, a garage conversion and a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £1,457,000 is 14.3% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£524/sq ft) was about 112% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: December 2021 at £1,275,000. 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
Outside
- Parkingoff_street
- Land
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
1 Great Owl Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Jun 2021
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D58
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Very Poor
CO2 Emissions
9.9 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 1 Great Owl Road, Chigwell, IG7 6AL, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
A a garage conversion application was refused at 1 Great Owl Road in 2025.
- Sept 2025ConditionsApprove
Application for approval of details reserved by condition 5 on planning permission EPF/1349/24 (Demolition of existing dwelling house, new build the house on the same footprint as the approved application EPF/0377/24).
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£1,457,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (2021)
£1,275,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
Versus other Great Owl Road homes
Four headline reads against 15 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Years Held for 1 Great Owl Road lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£5,642
Street avg £3,523
Floor Area
226 m²
Street avg 264 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 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
0.4 km
Chester Road — bus stop.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around IG7 6AL from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
54.9dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 49 points of interest in total.
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