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About 12 Gravel Close
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
12 Gravel Close is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Chigwell (IG7 6BZ). It has a recorded floor area of 39 m² (around 420 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (July 2021) shows an F (score 24), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The rating has held steady at F across 2 certificates since February 2016. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and lighting dropped from Very Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 80), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. At 39 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 14 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 34–161 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (24 versus a best of 71).
At 39 m² it sits well below the postcode median (104 m² across 13 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £255,000 is 24.4% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£488/sq ft) was about 44.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold December 2021 for £205,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
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Inside
- Bedrooms1
- Bathrooms1
- FireplaceYes
Outside
- Private garden
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
12 Gravel Close sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Jul 2021
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
F
F24
G
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Very Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
4.3 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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£255,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (2021)
£205,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
Versus other Gravel Close homes
Four headline reads against 5 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On epc rating, 12 Gravel Close runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£5,256
Street avg £5,441
Floor Area
39 m²
Street avg 42 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 2 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.3 km
Lambourne Road — bus stop.
Road noise across the postcode
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Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.7dB
Everything within walking distance
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