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Swimming pool
About 285a
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
285a is a four-bedroom detached house in Westcliff On Sea (SS0 0AL). It has a recorded floor area of 233 m² (around 2508 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band F. There is a swimming pool on the plot, uncommon for the area. Period features are noted in the property record. The latest certificate (May 2013) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. Earlier certificates rated it C (July 2012); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Average to Good; while lighting dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 73). The latest certificate is from May 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 233 m² the property is well over the postcode median (127 m² across 18 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £963,000 is 13.3% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£339/sq ft) was about 76.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: March 2021 at £850,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenrear
- Garage
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
285a'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 31 May 2023
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£963,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (2021)
£850,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
Versus other Southbourne Grove homes
Four headline reads against 17 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Floor Area for 285a runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,648
Street avg £2,911
Floor Area
233 m²
Street avg 137 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 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 Westcliff On Sea district page.
Reported crime in the wider district is trending notably upward year-on-year.
Crime
9/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around SS0 0AL from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.6dB
Everything within walking distance
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