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Get started2 Oak Cottages is a two-bedroom detached house in Bradwell-On-Sea, Southminster, Southminster (CM0 7HS). It has a recorded floor area of 95 m² (around 1023 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (October 2024) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in December 2014 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and window efficiency dropped from Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on dual fuel. Other recorded features include outbuildings. Period features are noted in the property record.
It changed hands recently, sold February 2025 for £370,000. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 75% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £408,000 is 10.3% above the 2025 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£362/sq ft) was about 74.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 4 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 3 refused.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
A recent planning application at 2 Oak Cottages was refused — worth checking the council file.
Claim for lawful development certificate for existing use of building as independent dwelling.
2 Oak Cottages valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£408,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£370,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Years Held for 2 Oak Cottages lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,895
Street avg £3,728
Floor Area
95 m²
Street avg 175 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
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
0.5 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.5dB

Changes detected from historical EPC data
Changed to a more efficient fuel source
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
More low energy lighting installed
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Use of land as domestic curtilage
2 more applications for this property
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24 February 2025Most recent
£370,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CM0 7HS: £250,000 (2023–2018).
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CO₂ Emissions
4.8 t/year
Street avg 12.5 t/year
CM0 7HL
St Peter's Court — bus stop.
Closest school
1.1 km
St Cedd's Church of England Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.4dB
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