CM16 7EZ

Last sold £1,400,000 in September 2024

42, Forest Drive, Epping

Property type
Bungalow
Bedrooms
6 (est.)
Tenure
Freehold
Floor area
1,916 sq ft / 178 sq m
EPC rating
C
Elevation
About 55m

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Price history in context

  • Sep 2024 — £1,400,000 · +220.0% · 150 pts ahead of the UK market
  • Oct 2012 — £437,500
— sold price – – bank of england base rate £1,400,000 £437,500 2012 2024

The life around it

  • Davenant Foundation School 1.7km
  • Theydon Bois Primary School 299m
  • Theydon Bois station 146m
  • Gaunts/Redoak Woods 877m
  • The coast (coastline) 12.9km
  • Lake 2.9km
  • Pond 331m
  • Canal 7.9km
  • Brookhouse Brook 1.1km
  • Theydon Green 226m
  • Play Area 377m
  • Tesco Express 234m
  • Theydon Bois Green (Opp) 218m

Broadband

  • Gigabit 1 Gbit/s or more 100% of premises
  • Ultrafast 100 Mbit/s or more 100% of premises
  • Superfast 30 Mbit/s or more 100% of premises

Ofcom figures for every home in this postcode — about fifteen addresses — not a measurement of this one. They say what can be ordered here, not the speed you would get: that depends on the package you buy. Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2024. About this data

Commute by train

From Chingford, 7.9km away

  • 28 min London
  • 87 min Cambridge
  • 107 min Brighton
  • 110 min Oxford

Train only, station to station, at the weekday morning peak — getting to the station is not included, because we don't know whether you'd walk, drive or take a bus. The distance to the platform is above so you can judge that yourself.

Schools nearby

Flood risk

Environment Agency flood risk from rivers and sea: outside every mapped risk area. Check the current map

Sunshine and hills

Sunshine: about 1,630 hours a year — sunnier than 70% of homes in England and Wales. Met Office average for this square kilometre, 1991–2020.

Hills: on level ground; surrounding hills hide about 3% of the year's sun. Buildings and trees are not counted.

Crime

Below average for England & Wales — 32 crimes recorded nearby last year. About this data

Map

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Planning activity nearby

  • Rejected Construction of a two storey side extension with hipped roof along with formation of a… Apr 2026 source
  • Undecided Construction of a two storey side extension with hipped roof along with formation of a… Jun 2026 source
  • Undecided Demolition of Existing Theydon Bois Balti House (Use Class E) and Associated… Jun 2026 source
  • Conditions TPO/EPF/22/12 T1: Hornbeam - Crown reduce by up to 4.5m, as specified. Selective prune of… Jul 2026 source
  • Permitted Certificate of Lawful Development for proposed demolition of existing rear conservatory… Jun 2026 source

Planning data via PlanIt (planit.org.uk), from local planning authority registers.

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