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Get startedRoseman Cottage is a five-bedroom detached house in Southminster (CM0 7BL). It has a recorded floor area of 81 m² (around 872 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (December 2022) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. The rating has held steady at D across 3 certificates since June 2012. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and main heating dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. Other recorded features include a self-contained annexe.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 7.1% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £663,000 is 14.5% below the 2024 sale of £775,000, running counter to the wider postcode trend, which makes the EPC and condition history especially worth a look. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£889/sq ft) was about 369.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 81 m² it sits well below the postcode median (122 m² across 3 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an annexe, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Sold November 2024 for £775,000.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Raise existing ridge height and provide rooms within roof space
Price for Roseman Cottage has grown more than fourfold since the 1999 starting point.
£663,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.1% per year over 25 years.
£775,000
Growth on file: 7.1% per year over 25 years.
On floor area, Roseman Cottage runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
57 (D)
Street avg 69 (C)
Floor Area
81 m²
Street avg 128 m²
CO₂ Emissions
3.7 t/year
Street avg 4.2 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
More low energy lighting installed
Heating system changed
Changed to a more efficient fuel source
Heating controls changed
Hot water system changed
Window efficiency improved
Wall insulation improved
Floor insulation added or improved
More low energy lighting installed
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Erection of individual annex for residential accomodation.
7 November 2024Most recent
£775,000
+465.7%over 25 years1 September 1999
£137,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CM0 7BL: £112,500 (2025–1997).
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CM0 7LX
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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