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About 8 Great Owl Road
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
8 Great Owl Road is a five-bedroom detached house in Chigwell (IG7 6AL). It has a recorded floor area of 195 m² (around 2099 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (January 2023) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80). Other recorded features include attached land beyond the plot. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
A recent sale: £1,275,000 in July 2025. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£607/sq ft) was about 145.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 195 m² it's 16.7% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (234 m² median across 15 EPCs). 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2011.
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
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms2
Outside
- LandYes
Building
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 Owl Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D65
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Poor
CO2 Emissions
7.1 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 8 Great Owl Road, Chigwell, IG7 6AL, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
- Oct 2011ExtensionOutlineLawful
Extension: Single storey · Side of property
Certificate of lawful development for proposed single storey side extension.
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
8 Great Owl Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£1,241,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (2025)
£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.
On years held, 8 Great Owl Road runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£6,538
Street avg £3,458
Floor Area
195 m²
Street avg 266 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 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
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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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