12 Garden Fields, Steeple, Southminster, CM0 7JY
About 12 Garden Fields
12 Garden Fields is a detached house in Steeple, Southminster, Southminster (CM0 7JY). It has a recorded floor area of 63 m² (around 678 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (September 2024) shows a C (score 80), near the top of the C band. The rating has held steady at C across 5 certificates since July 2015. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Good to Very Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 83). Main heating runs on electricity. At 63 m² this is the 14th smallest of 32 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 43–119 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to B across 32 units on file.
At 63 m² it's 25% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (84 m² median across 31 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 74% of similar EPCs).
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 2 September 2034
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating system changed
Hot water system changed
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
More low energy lighting installed
Heating system upgraded to a more efficient system
Heating controls changed
Hot water system upgraded
Cavity wall insulation installed
Wall insulation improved
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Level 3 Building Survey
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Planning history
12 Garden Fields has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
1 notable application nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
12 Garden Fields has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£167,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in CM0 7JY: £325,000 (2021–2020).
Nearby sales in CM0 7JY
21 Garden Fields, Steeple, Southminster, CM0 7JY
Sold Dec 2021
£360,00044 Garden Fields, Steeple, Southminster, CM0 7JY
Sold Aug 2021
£295,0003 Garden Fields, Steeple, Southminster, CM0 7JY
Sold Jun 2021
£335,0006 Garden Fields, Steeple, Southminster, CM0 7JY
Sold Nov 2020
£305,00050 Garden Fields, Steeple, Southminster, CM0 7JY
Sold Jan 2020
£325,000
Versus other Garden Fields homes
On floor area, 12 Garden Fields stands well clear of the street.
EPC Rating
80 (C)
Street avg 71 (C)
Floor Area
63 m²
Street avg 49 m²
CO₂ Emissions
2.3 t/year
Street avg 3.2 t/year
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
68/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
The Star — bus stop.
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.6dB







