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Get started5 Somerset Avenue is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Westcliff On Sea (SS0 0DW). It has a recorded floor area of 133 m² (around 1432 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (July 2019) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in March 2014 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Average, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump. It has already been extended once and our model flags further extension potential, a sign of buyer flexibility.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 5.3% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£332/sq ft) was about 32.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 133 m² it's 20.9% larger than the typical home in the postcode (110 m² median across 16 EPCs). Most recent transfer: June 2024 at £475,000. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2015.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Erect single storey rear extension, projecting 4.699m beyond the existing rear wall of the dwelling, 3m high to eaves and with a maximum height of 3.25m.
5 Somerset Avenue valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£498,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.3% per year over 10 years.
£475,000
Growth on file: 5.3% per year over 10 years.
Years Held for 5 Somerset Avenue lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,571
Street avg £3,583
Floor Area
133 m²
Street avg 113 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
53.4dB

Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
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12 June 2024Most recent
£475,000
+66.7%over 9 years22 July 2014
£285,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SS0 0DW: £430,000 (2025–2022).
CO₂ Emissions
5.8 t/year
Street avg 5.9 t/year
SS0 0AP
Rosary Gardens — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 km
St Thomas More High School. 27 schools nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
45.2dB
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