The Lilacs, The Street, Steeple, Southminster, CM0 7LF
About The Lilacs
The Lilacs is a detached house in Steeple, Southminster, Southminster (CM0 7LF). It has a recorded floor area of 108 m² (around 1163 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (April 2021) shows an E (score 43), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
At 108 m² it's 22.7% larger than the typical home in the postcode (88 m² median across 12 EPCs). Across 1997–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £419,000 is 18% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£305/sq ft) was about 38.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold November 2021 for £355,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Energy performance
The Lilacs's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 15 April 2031
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Planning history
The Lilacs 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
The Lilacs has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1997.
£419,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.4% per year over 24 years.
£355,000
Growth on file: 6.4% per year over 24 years.
Sales timeline
24 November 2021Most recent
£355,000
+355.1%over 24 years1 June 1997
£78,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CM0 7LF: £360,000 (2026–2023).
Nearby sales in CM0 7LF
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£275,000Tregarthen, The Street, Steeple, Southminster, CM0 7LF
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£405,000Casa Mia, The Street, Steeple, Southminster, CM0 7LF
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£391,500Hipseys Cottage, The Street, Steeple, Southminster, CM0 7LF
Sold Sept 2023
£360,000
Versus other The Street homes
The Lilacs is notably below the street on co₂ emissions.
Price per m²
£3,287
Street avg £3,288
Floor Area
108 m²
Street avg 85 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.5 t/year
Street avg 5.8 t/year
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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
35.7dB







