3 Steeple Road, Southminster, CM0 7BD

3 Steeple Road is a four-bedroom detached house in Southminster (CM0 7BD). It has a recorded floor area of 121 m² (around 1302 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (March 2014) shows a C (score 71). When first surveyed in July 2009 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Very Good, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 83). The latest certificate is from March 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 1.5% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £422,000 sits 68.8% above the 2014 sale of £250,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£192/sq ft) was about 18.5% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2004. Past consents include an extension, a porch and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 121 m² it's 15.1% larger than the typical home in the postcode (105 m² median across 16 EPCs). Last sold in July 2014, so it's been off the market for around 12 years.