41 Essex Road, Gravesend, DA11 0SL
About 41 Essex Road
41 Essex Road is a seven-bedroom detached house in Gravesend (DA11 0SL). It has a recorded floor area of 209 m² (around 2250 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (September 2023) shows an F (score 37), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 3-band jump. Other recorded features include a basement. Period features are noted in the property record. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
At 209 m² the property is well over the postcode median (135 m² across 17 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 88% of similar EPCs). 7 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2024. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1995–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.8% per year. Last sale on file: £675,000 in April 2024.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms7
- Bathrooms2
- BasementYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- GarageYes
- Cul-de-sacYes
Building
- Heating systemElectric
- Period featuresYes
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
41 Essex Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
- Sept 2024DemolitionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Demolition of existing garage; erection of single storey rear extension; erection of dormer in rear roof slope incorporating two Juliet balconies; and erection of detached store in rear garden.
Extension- Documents
- 15 docs on file
- Reference
- 20240650
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 41 Essex Road
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Price for 41 Essex Road has grown more than fourfold since the 1995 starting point.
£670,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.8% per year over 28 years.
£675,000
Growth on file: 5.8% per year over 28 years.
Sales timeline
22 April 2024Most recent
£675,000
+396.3%over 28 years20 December 1995
£136,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in DA11 0SL: £612,500 (2023–2020).
Versus other Essex Road homes
41 Essex Road is notably below the street on years held.
Price per m²
£3,230
Street avg £3,523
Floor Area
209 m²
Street avg 147 m²
Habitable Rooms
10 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
14.0 t/year
Street avg 8.3 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
5/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
The Bat and Ball — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Wrotham Road Primary School. 30 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.7dB







