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Get started5 Rose Cottages is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Southminster (CM0 7BL). It has a recorded floor area of 89 m² (around 958 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (September 2025) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in December 2010 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Average, window efficiency went from Poor to Average and lighting went from Very Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 69). Main heating runs on oil.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 2.1% per year against 0.1% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£384/sq ft) was about 288.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. A recent sale: £367,500 in November 2025. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 89 m² it's 27% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (122 m² median across 3 EPCs).
5 Rose Cottages has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Proposed rear first floor extension
5 Rose Cottages valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£377,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.1% per year over 6 years.
£367,500
Growth on file: 2.1% per year over 6 years.
EPC Rating for 5 Rose Cottages lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
55 (D)
Street avg 70 (C)
Floor Area
89 m²
Street avg 126 m²
CO₂ Emissions
4.7 t/year
Street avg 3.8 t/year
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.0 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.1dB

Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls changed
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
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Detached garage
17 November 2025Most recent
£367,500
+13.4%over 6 years13 September 2019
£324,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CM0 7BL: £112,500 (2024–1997).
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CM0 7HL
The Rose — bus stop.
Closest school
0.9 km
St Leonard's Church of England Primary School. 4 schools nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.0dB
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