47 Essex Road, Gravesend, DA11 0SL
About 47 Essex Road
47 Essex Road is a five-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Gravesend (DA11 0SL). It has a recorded floor area of 166 m² (around 1787 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (August 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 81), a 3-band jump. Other recorded features include a basement. Period features are noted in the property record.
At 166 m² it's 22.8% larger than the typical home in the postcode (135 m² median across 17 EPCs). 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count. Across 2017–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at -2.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £470,000 is 23.7% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£213/sq ft) was about 27.6% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 1 refused. Most recent transfer: November 2021 at £380,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms5
- EnsuiteYes
- BasementYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- GarageDouble
Building
- Period featuresYes
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Energy performance
47 Essex Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
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Planning history
- Sept 2010Tree WorksTreesIn report
The felling of one Poplar Tree in the front garden of Essex House, 47 Essex Road, Gravesend.
- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- 20100680
- Jul 2004ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Side and rear of property
Erection of single storey side/rear extension to form enlarged kitchen/lounge, utility room and w.c.; erection of a detached two storey building in the rear garden to form a replacement garage at ground floor level with workshop over.
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 20040524
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£470,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of -2.5% per year over 5 years.
£380,000
Growth on file: -2.5% per year over 5 years.
Sales timeline
22 November 2021Most recent
£380,000
-11.0%over 4 years17 March 2017
£427,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in DA11 0SL: £617,500 (2024–2020).
Versus other Essex Road homes
On floor area, 47 Essex Road stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£2,289
Street avg £3,602
Floor Area
166 m²
Street avg 151 m²
Habitable Rooms
9 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
10.0 t/year
Street avg 8.6 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.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.8dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.7dB