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About 73 Essex Road
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
73 Essex Road is a five-bedroom mid-terrace house in Barking (IG11 7QN). It has a recorded floor area of 129 m² (around 1389 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (May 2025) shows a C (score 73). When first surveyed in July 2009 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 82).
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 7.4% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £574,000 is 14.8% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£360/sq ft) was about 105.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 129 m² the property is well over the postcode median (90 m² across 47 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 74% of similar EPCs). 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Sold February 2022 for £500,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
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Inside
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms2
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Current Certificate(1 of 3)
May 2025
EPC Rating
A
B
C
C73
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
3.5 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 73 Essex Road, Barking, IG11 7QN, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Planning history includes both a loft conversion and an extension — the classic family-home expansion.
- Apr 2021ExtensionOutlineRefused
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Prior notification application for the construction of a single storey rear extension. The proposed extension will extend beyond the rear wall by 6.00 metres. The maximum height of the proposed extension from the natural ground level is 3.50 metres. The height at eaves level of the proposed extension measured from the natural ground level is 3.00 metres.
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Latest sale on 73 Essex Road was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£574,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.4% per year over 6 years.
Last sold (2022)
£500,000
Growth on file: 7.4% per year over 6 years.
Sales timeline
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Versus other Essex Road homes
Four headline reads against 47 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On habitable rooms, 73 Essex Road stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£3,876
Street avg £2,499
Floor Area
129 m²
Street avg 102 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Similar properties nearby
A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
The neighbourhood at a glance
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Barking district page.
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
7/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
King Edwards Road — bus stop.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around IG11 7QN from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
54.2dB
Everything within walking distance
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