4 Barton Friars, Barton Close, Chigwell, IG7 6LN

4 Barton Friars is a two-bedroom detached house in Chigwell (IG7 6LN). It has a recorded floor area of 84 m² (around 904 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band F. At 84 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 8 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 50–175 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to C, with this unit at the bottom. Other recorded features include a balcony. Period features are noted in the property record. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position. The latest certificate (January 2023) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 73).

Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 2.6% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£752/sq ft) was about 63.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. It changed hands recently, sold March 2025 for £680,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations. At 84 m² it's 16% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (100 m² median across 7 EPCs).