5 Essex Road, Gravesend, DA11 0SL
About 5 Essex Road
5 Essex Road is a five-bedroom semi-detached house in Gravesend (DA11 0SL). It has a recorded floor area of 157 m² (around 1690 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (September 2014) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76). The latest certificate is from September 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a conservatory and a basement.
At 157 m² it's 16.2% 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. 8 years since the last transfer (December 2017). Across 2007–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £543,000 is 10.9% above the 2017 sale price.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- BasementYes
- ConservatoryYes
Outside
- ParkingOff road
Energy performance
5 Essex Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 15 Sept 2024
EPC Rating
Planning history
5 Essex Road has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
23applications of note in the surrounding area
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Sales history & valuation
5 Essex Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£543,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.6% per year over 10 years.
£489,500
Growth on file: 2.6% per year over 10 years.
Sales timeline
14 December 2017Most recent
£489,500
+24.9%over 3 years28 November 2014
£392,000
+3.2%over 6 years30 November 2007
£380,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in DA11 0SL: £617,500 (2024–2021).
Versus other Essex Road homes
On floor area, 5 Essex Road stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£3,118
Street avg £3,533
Floor Area
157 m²
Street avg 151 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.1 t/year
Street avg 8.8 t/year
Similar properties nearby
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







