13 Essex Road, Weymouth, DT4 0BA
About 13 Essex Road
13 Essex Road is a five-bedroom semi-detached house in Weymouth (DT4 0BA). It has a recorded floor area of 161 m² (around 1733 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (December 2019) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in November 2013 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 75). Period features are noted in the property record.
At 161 m² the property is well over the postcode median (118 m² across 17 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count. Across 1997–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £359,000 is 20.7% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£172/sq ft) was about 24.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £297,500 in February 2020.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- GarageYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
13 Essex Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Cavity wall insulation installed
Loft insulation installed or upgraded to 250mm+
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
13 Essex Road has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
13 Essex Road has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1997.
£359,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.8% per year over 23 years.
£297,500
Growth on file: 5.8% per year over 23 years.
Sales timeline
21 February 2020Most recent
£297,500
+118.8%over 19 years20 July 2000
£136,000
+65.9%over 3 years27 February 1997
£82,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in DT4 0BA: £185,000 (2024–2022).
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Versus other Essex Road homes
13 Essex Road outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,848
Street avg £1,972
Floor Area
161 m²
Street avg 118 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.8 t/year
Street avg 5.2 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
7/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Methodist Church — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Beechcroft St Paul's CofE Primary School. 13 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.1dB