The Blackbirds, Steeple, Southminster, CM0 7RW
About The Blackbirds
The Blackbirds is a detached house in Steeple, Southminster, Southminster (CM0 7RW). It has a recorded floor area of 243 m² (around 2616 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1976-1982. The latest certificate (March 2017) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
Across 1996–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £734,000 is 32.3% above the 2019 sale price. Most recent transfer: October 2019 at £555,000.
Energy performance
The Blackbirds's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 26 March 2027
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Planning history
The Blackbirds 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 Blackbirds has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1996.
£734,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.1% per year over 23 years.
£555,000
Growth on file: 6.1% per year over 23 years.
Sales timeline
2 October 2019Most recent
£555,000
+25.3%over 1 year11 October 2017
£443,000
+205.5%over 20 years13 December 1996
£145,000
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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
Canney Road — bus stop.
Closest school
2.4 km
Maylandsea Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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
42.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.5dB







