3 Dickens Rise, Chigwell, IG7 6PA

3 Dickens Rise is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Chigwell (IG7 6PA). It has a recorded floor area of 89 m² (around 958 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (February 2025) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since June 2013. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average and roof efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77). Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.

Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 7.1% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£767/sq ft) was about 103.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 3 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 89 m² it's 21.2% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (113 m² median across 14 EPCs). Most recent transfer: March 2021 at £735,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.