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3 sales on record
About 8 Dickens Rise
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
8 Dickens Rise is a four-bedroom detached house in Chigwell (IG7 6PA). It has a recorded floor area of 124 m² (around 1335 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (June 2017) shows an F (score 38), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 72), a 3-band jump.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 5% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £1,120,000 is 13.7% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£738/sq ft) was about 94.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 124 m² it's 19.2% larger than the typical home in the postcode (104 m² median across 14 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 1 refused. Most recent transfer: June 2021 at £985,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
8 Dickens Rise sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
F
F38
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
9.1 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 8 Dickens Rise, Chigwell, IG7 6PA, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
A a garage conversion application was refused at 8 Dickens Rise in 2023.
- Jan 2026Garage ConversionOutlineLawful
Certificate of Lawful Development for proposed garage conversion to habitable space with rooflights.
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Latest sale on 8 Dickens Rise was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£1,120,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.0% per year over 21 years.
Last sold (2021)
£985,000
Growth on file: 5.0% per year over 21 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Dickens Rise homes
Four headline reads against 14 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
EPC Rating for 8 Dickens Rise lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£7,944
Street avg £6,996
Floor Area
124 m²
Street avg 115 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Similar properties nearby
A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
The neighbourhood at a glance
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Chigwell district page.
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Chigwell Station — bus stop.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around IG7 6PA from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.5dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 50 points of interest in total.
Beautiful places to visit nearby
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Common questions
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