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About 3 Gainsborough Place
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
3 Gainsborough Place is a five-bedroom detached house in Chigwell (IG7 6LA). It has a recorded floor area of 222 m² (around 2390 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band H. The latest certificate (December 2024) shows a C (score 71). The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since July 2011. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good.
Untraded for 30 years, with the last transfer in October 1996. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £1,456,000 sits 328.2% above the 1996 sale of £340,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£142/sq ft) was about 46.1% below the postcode norm. 5 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include an extension and a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
3 Gainsborough Place's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Dec 2024
EPC Rating
A
B
C
C71
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
6.3 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 3 Gainsborough Place, Chigwell, IG7 6LA, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
A recent planning application at 3 Gainsborough Place was refused — worth checking the council file.
- Oct 2025Loft ConversionFullApprove with Conditions
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Alterations to Single storey rear extension and loft conversion to provide additional bedroom and prayer room, following previous approval EPF/2019/24
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
3 Gainsborough Place's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1996).
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£1,456,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (1996)
£340,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
Versus other Gainsborough Place homes
Four headline reads against 5 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Price per m² for 3 Gainsborough Place lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,532
Street avg £4,357
Floor Area
222 m²
Street avg 257 m²
Habitable Rooms
10 rooms
Similar properties nearby
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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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
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around IG7 6LA from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.6dB
Everything within walking distance
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