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Get started26 Garden Fields is a detached house in Steeple, Southminster, Southminster (CM0 7JY). It has a recorded floor area of 43 m² (around 463 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band A. At 43 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (43–119 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to B across 32 units on file. The latest certificate (September 2023) shows a C (score 72). When first surveyed in December 2010 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Very Good and main heating went from Poor to Average; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average. Main heating runs on electricity.
At 43 m² it sits well below the postcode median (84 m² across 31 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 74% of similar EPCs).
26 Garden Fields has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£140,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
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.
26 Garden Fields is notably below the street on floor area.
EPC Rating
72 (C)
Street avg 71 (C)
Floor Area
43 m²
Street avg 50 m²
CO₂ Emissions
2.9 t/year
Street avg 3.2 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
0.1 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.6dB

Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating system changed
Hot water system changed
More low energy lighting installed
Heating system upgraded to a more efficient system
Heating controls changed
Hot water system upgraded
Cavity wall insulation installed
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Median price across the last 5 sales in CM0 7JY: £325,000 (2021–2020).
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
The Star — bus stop.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.6dB