7 Rupert Road, Southminster, CM0 7AN

7 Rupert Road is a four-bedroom detached house in Southminster (CM0 7AN). It has a recorded floor area of 124 m² (around 1335 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (October 2016) shows a C (score 71). When first surveyed in March 2009 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Very Good, window efficiency went from Poor to Average and hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 81).

Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 5.5% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £426,000 is 46.9% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£217/sq ft) was about 32.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 124 m² the property is well over the postcode median (85 m² across 6 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 83% of similar EPCs). 4 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last changed hands 9 years ago, in February 2017.