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5 sales on record
About Ash Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Ash Cottage is a detached house in Steeple, Southminster, Southminster (CM0 7LF). It has a recorded floor area of 120 m² (around 1293 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (September 2011) shows a G (score 11), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would push it to F (score 26). Main heating runs on lpg. The latest certificate is from September 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 120 m² the property is well over the postcode median (90 m² across 11 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Sale prices here have lagged England HPI: -0.5% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £402,000 sits 474.3% above the 2019 sale of £70,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£54/sq ft) was about 76.5% below the postcode norm. Sold May 2019 for £70,000. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. 7 planning records sit against the property, 7 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include new windows and an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Ash Cottage sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 19 Sept 2021
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Ash Cottage, The Street, Steeple, Southminster, CM0 7LF, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Ash Cottage has 4 separate extension applications on the council record.
- Sept 2025RenovationHeritagegrant listed building consent
Replacement windows on sections of northern, southern elevations.
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Ash Cottage's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1997).
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£402,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of -0.5% per year over 21 years.
Last sold (2019)
£70,000
Growth on file: -0.5% per year over 21 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other The Street homes
Four headline reads against 11 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Price per m² for Ash Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£583
Street avg £2,952
Floor Area
120 m²
Street avg 87 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Similar properties nearby
A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
The neighbourhood at a glance
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Southminster district page.
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
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CM0 7LF from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.6dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 9 points of interest in total.
Beautiful places to visit nearby
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Common questions
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