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Get started2 Gainsborough Place is a five-bedroom detached house in Chigwell (IG7 6LA). It has a recorded floor area of 305 m² (around 3283 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band H. The latest certificate (March 2025) shows a C (score 74). The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since June 2014. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The home occupies a corner plot.
Untraded for 22 years, with the last transfer in November 2003. Today's modelled estimate of £1,665,000 sits 113.5% above the 2003 sale of £780,000. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 305 m² it's 29.2% larger than the typical home in the postcode (236 m² median across 5 EPCs).
2 Gainsborough Place's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
2 Gainsborough Place has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
Discharge of condition 3 `Tree Protection Plan` of EPF/2274/17 (Erection of a single storey rear extension).
2 Gainsborough Place valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£1,665,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£780,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
On floor area, 2 Gainsborough Place stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£2,557
Street avg £4,151
Floor Area
305 m²
Street avg 241 m²
Habitable Rooms
10 rooms
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.3 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.6dB

Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
More low energy lighting installed
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Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Proposal: Erection of a single storey extension to rear. Location: 2 Gainsborough Place, Chigwell, Essex, IG7 6LA In pursuance of the powers exercised by the Local Planning Authority this Council do hereby give notice of their decision to GRANT PERMISSION for the development described above, subject to compliance with the conditions listed below. Date: 21 November 2017 Conditions: 1. The development hereby permitted must be begun not later than the expiration of three years beginning with the date of this notice. Reason: To comply with the requirements of Section 91 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended). 2. If any tree, shrub or hedge shown to be retained in the submitted Arboricultural reports is removed, uprooted or destroyed, or dies, or becomes severely damaged or diseased within 3 years of the completion of the development, another tree, shrub or hedge of the same size and species shall be planted within 3 months at the same place, unless the Local Planning Authority gives its written consent to any variation. If within a period of five years from the date of planting any replacement tree, shrub or hedge is removed, uprooted or destroyed, or dies or becomes seriously damaged or defective another tree, shrub or hedge of the same species and size as that originally planted shall, within 3 months, be planted at the same place. Reason:- To comply with the duties indicated in Section 197 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 as well as to safeguard the amenity of the existing trees, shrubs or hedges and to ensure a satisfactory appearance to the development, in accordance with the guidance contained within the National Planning Policy Framework and policy LL10 of the adopted Local Plan and Alterations. 3. No development, including works of demolition or site clearance, shall take place until a Tree Protection Plan Arboricultural Method Statement and site monitoring schedule in accordance with BS:5837:2012 (Trees in relation to design, demolition and construction - recommendations) has been submitted to the Local Planning Authority and approved in writing. The development shall be carried out only in accordance with the approved documents unless the Local Planning Authority gives its written consent to any variation. Reason:- To comply with the duties indicated in Section 197 of the Town & Country Planning Act 1990 so as to ensure that the amenity value of the existing trees are safeguarded, in accordance with the guidance contained within the National Planning Policy Framework and policy LL10 of the adopted Local Plan and Alterations.
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28 November 2003Most recent
£780,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in IG7 6LA: £1,165,000 (2020–2002).
Street avg 8 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.4 t/year
Street avg 7.5 t/year
IG7 6AL
High View School Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
0.8 km
Coppice Primary School. 9 schools nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.4dB
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