42 Forest Edge
IG9 5AA
- Semi-detached
- Freehold
- 4 bedrooms (estimate)
- 1,302 sq ft
- EPC D
Comparable semi-detached homes near 42 Forest Edge, IG9 5AA have recently sold for around £791,250, based on 12 completed sales since June 2025. That works out at about £641 per square foot. 42 Forest Edge last sold for £747,500 in June 2019.
Property type changes the answer more than anything else. The energy certificate register records 42 Forest Edge as a semi-detached home with a floor area of about 1,300 sq ft. Flats and houses nearby sell at very different prices, so the comparison above uses only homes of the same type. Every figure comes from HM Land Registry completed sales, with the source and date shown. Asking prices are never used.
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Quick answers
- Roughly how much is 42 Forest Edge worth?
- Similar semi-detached homes nearby have recently sold for around £791,250, or about £641 per square foot, according to HM Land Registry completed sales. Condition, layout and any lease terms can move the price for this home, which is why a local agent's valuation is the next step.
- Where can I see sold prices for IG9?
- ValuQ's sold-prices page for the district is at valuq.co.uk/sold-prices/ig9. It lists completed sales from HM Land Registry with floor areas from the energy certificate register.
- How do I get 42 Forest Edge valued?
- Claim the home on ValuQ and ask local estate agents to value it. It is free for homeowners, and agents do not get your details until you choose.
What comparable sales show
Fair match£835,000
Range £693,000 to £977,000 · £641 per sq ft
Since last sale
+£87,500
+11.7% since Jun 2019, +1.5% a year
Rank in IG9 5AA
9th of 17
Postcode average £852,353
From completed sales of similar homes nearby, adjusted for floor area. It cannot see condition, layout or recent work, so it is not a valuation.
In short
42 Forest Edge is a 4 bedroom freehold semi-detached in IG9 of about 1,302 sq ft.
Comparable completed sales nearby put it at £693,000 to £977,000, about £835,000 in the middle.
That makes it the 9th highest of the 17 homes we can compare in IG9 5AA, where the middle figure averages £852,353.
It last sold for £747,500 in June 2019; comparable sales suggest it has gained about £87,500 since, roughly +1.5% a year.
Across Epping Forest, average prices fell 0.3% in the year to August 2026.
Where in the range would yours sell?
Condition and improvements usually decide it, and only someone who sees the home can say.
Lower end
£693,000
Middle
£835,000
Upper end
£977,000
Done work since the records were made? Claim your home and tell us, or ask local agents where yours sits.
The street
Forest Edge and its sales
42 Forest Edge on the map
This home, the completed sales its figure is worked out from, and the other sales on Forest Edge. Choose a pin for the address, size and date.
The Land Registry records a sale by its postcode, so pins sit at the postcode, close to the home, not on its doorstep. Map: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database rights 2026.
How 42 Forest Edge compares with Forest Edge
Against the 7 completed sales on the street in the last two years
Price
Size
Per sq ft
- Its middle figure of £835,000 is 16% below the street's median sale price of £995,000.
- At 1,302 sq ft it is 21% below the median size of the homes sold here, 1,642 sq ft.
- That is £641 per sq ft, 7% below the street's median of £689 per sq ft.
- 2 of those 7 sales completed for less than this home's middle figure, and 5 for the same or more.
A comparison of completed sales, not a valuation: it cannot see condition, layout or work done since a home last sold.
Sales activity on Forest Edge
Completed sales registered with HM Land Registry, by quarter
- Sales in two years
- 7
- Average price
- £994,786
- Lowest
- £740,000
- Highest
- £1,173,500
| Quarter | Sales | Median price |
|---|---|---|
| Q1 2025 | 0 | – |
| Q2 2025 | 1 | £1,150,000 |
| Q3 2025 | 0 | – |
| Q4 2025 | 5 | £975,000 |
| Q1 2026 | 0 | – |
| Q2 2026 | 0 | – |
| Q3 2026 | 1 | £1,170,000 |
| Q4 2026 | 0 | – |
| Type of home | Share of sales | Median price | Per sq ft |
|---|---|---|---|
| Semi-detached houses | 57% (4) | £877,500 | £699 |
| Detached houses | 43% (3) | £1,150,000 | £631 |
Completed sales on Forest Edge
Every sale in the last two years. Choose an address to see that home's page.
| Address | Sold | Price | Type | Size | Per sq ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Forest EdgeIG9 5AA | Jul 2026 | £1,170,000 | Semi-detached | 1,658 sq ft | £706 |
| 69 Forest EdgeIG9 5AF | Dec 2025 | £995,000 | Semi-detached | 1,625 sq ft | £612 |
| 214 Forest EdgeIG9 5AF | Nov 2025 | £1,173,500 | Detached | 2,034 sq ft | £577 |
| 1 Forest EdgeIG9 5AA | Nov 2025 | £740,000 | Semi-detached | 926 sq ft | £799 |
| 4 Forest EdgeIG9 5AA | Nov 2025 | £760,000 | Semi-detached | 1,098 sq ft | £692 |
| 166 Forest EdgeIG9 5AE | Oct 2025 | £975,000 | Detached | – | – |
| 142 Forest EdgeIG9 5AD | May 2025 | £1,150,000 | Detached | 1,679 sq ft | £685 |
Energy
How efficient the home is
Energy performance certificate
From the official register for 42 Forest Edge, lodged 7 November 2016.
Rating now
D55 points
Could reach
C79 points
24 points higher with the improvements below
- Built
- 1930–1949
- Solar panels
- None recorded
What the assessor found
Each part of the home, with the certificate's own energy efficiency rating.
Walls
Solid brick, as built, no insulation (assumed)
Very poorRoof
Pitched, 100 mm loft insulation
AverageFloor
Suspended, no insulation (assumed)
Not rated on the certificate
Windows
Fully double glazed
AverageHeating
Boiler and radiators, mains gas
GoodHeating controls
Programmer, room thermostat and TRVs
GoodHot water
From main system
GoodLighting
Low energy lighting in 81% of fixed outlets
Very good
Estimated running costs
A year, now and after the recommended improvements.
£488 a year less after the improvements
Heating
Hot water
Lighting
The assessor's estimates at the energy prices in use when the certificate was made (2016), for a typical household. Today's bills will differ.
Improvements the certificate recommends
In the certificate's order. Each rating assumes the steps before it are done.
- 1
Flat roof insulation
Typical cost 1,500 · saves about £73 a year
Rating after58D - 2
50 mm internal or external wall insulation
Typical cost 14,000 · saves about £227 a year
Rating after65D - 3
Floor insulation (suspended floor)
Typical cost 1,200 · saves about £37 a year
Rating after66D - 4
Replace boiler with new condensing boiler
Typical cost 3,000 · saves about £105 a year
Rating after70C - 5
Solar water heating
Typical cost 6,000 · saves about £46 a year
Rating after71C - 6
Solar photovoltaic panels, 2.5 kWp
Typical cost 8,000 · saves about £281 a year
Rating after79C
Costs and savings are the certificate's own, as estimated when it was made.
History
What it has sold for
Sale history
Every sale of this home registered with HM Land Registry since 1995
| Sold | Price paid | Change | A year |
|---|---|---|---|
| June 2019 | £747,500 | First sale | – |
Nearby
Neighbours and the sales behind the figure
Homes in IG9 5AA
Ranked by what comparable sales show. Choose one to see its page.
The completed sales behind the figure
Similar homes nearby, registered with HM Land Registry. Choose one to see its page.
| Home | Price | Sold | Size | Per sq ft | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Forest EdgeIG9 5AA · Semi-detached | £1,170,000 | Jul 2026 | 1,658 sq ft | £706 | < 0.1 mi |
| 4 Forest EdgeIG9 5AA · Semi-detached | £760,000 | Nov 2025 | 1,098 sq ft | £692 | < 0.1 mi |
| 8 Cascade CloseIG9 6DY · Semi-detached | £750,000 | Mar 2026 | 1,389 sq ft | £540 | 0.2 mi |
| 1 Forest EdgeIG9 5AA · Semi-detached | £740,000 | Nov 2025 | 926 sq ft | £799 | < 0.1 mi |
| 79 Chestnut AvenueIG9 6EP · Semi-detached | £822,500 | Jun 2026 | 1,485 sq ft | £554 | 0.3 mi |
| 49 Roding LaneIG9 6BJ · Semi-detached | £855,000 | Feb 2026 | 1,259 sq ft | £679 | 0.4 mi |
| 2 Field CloseIG9 5AQ · Semi-detached | £1,275,000 | Jun 2026 | 1,561 sq ft | £817 | 0.3 mi |
| 62 Walnut WayIG9 6HX · Semi-detached | £715,000 | Oct 2025 | 1,345 sq ft | £531 | 0.3 mi |
| 23 Lower Queens RoadIG9 6DN · Semi-detached | £675,000 | Feb 2026 | 1,001 sq ft | £674 | 0.2 mi |
| 29 Scotland RoadIG9 5NP · Semi-detached | £1,100,000 | Sept 2025 | 1,292 sq ft | £852 | 0.4 mi |
| 45 Roding LaneIG9 6BJ · Semi-detached | £930,000 | Aug 2026 | 1,625 sq ft | £572 | 0.4 mi |
| 19 Cascade CloseIG9 6DY · Semi-detached | £630,000 | Jun 2025 | 1,119 sq ft | £563 | 0.2 mi |
The area
IG9 at a glance
What buyers have paid in IG9
Completed sales in the last 12 months, against the 12 months before
Flats
Terraced
Semi-detached
Detached
| Type | Sales | Average price | Average size | Per sq ft | On the year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All homes | 134 | £693,152 | 1,205 sq ft | £589 | −32.8% |
| Flats | 39 | £382,192 | 756 sq ft | £492 | +0.3% |
| Terraced | 38 | £678,772 | 1,067 sq ft | £636 | +5.4% |
| Semi-detached | 37 | £810,743 | 1,399 sq ft | £617 | +7.9% |
| Detached | 17 | £1,103,588 | 1,939 sq ft | £649 | +1.7% |
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Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Floor area and energy rating from the energy certificate of November 2016.
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