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Get startedCape Cottage is a five-bedroom detached house in Southminster (CM0 7BX). It has a recorded floor area of 252 m² (around 2713 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1930-1949. The latest certificate (August 2015) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 3 certificates since December 2011. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and main heating dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from August 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 4.1% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £718,000 sits 88.9% above the 2012 sale of £380,000. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2012. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last changed hands 14 years ago, in January 2012. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count.
Cape Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 04 Aug 2025
Cape Cottage has an approved single-storey extension on the planning record.
Extension: Single storey
Ground and first floor extension
Cape Cottage changed hands twice within eighteen months — unusual for the area.
£718,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.1% per year over 1 year.
£380,000
Growth on file: 4.1% per year over 1 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
0.7 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.7dB

Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls changed
More low energy lighting installed
Heating controls changed
Hot water efficiency decreased
Window efficiency improved
Cavity wall insulation installed
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
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12 January 2012Most recent
£380,000
+5.6%over 1 year10 September 2010
£360,000
Median price across the last 3 sales in CM0 7BX: £150,000 (2015–1997).
CM0 7LX
Bullfinch Corner — bus stop.
Closest school
1.6 km
St Leonard's Church of England Primary School. 3 schools nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.2dB
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