Berkley Court, Flat 7, 140 Gainsborough Drive, Westcliff On Sea, SS0 0SN
About Berkley Court
Berkley Court is a semi-detached house in Westcliff On Sea (SS0 0SN). It has a recorded floor area of 53 m² (around 570 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1996-2002. At 53 m² this is the 4th smallest of 7 units on EPC record in Berkley Court, where floor areas span 41–75 m². The latest certificate (July 2018) shows a C (score 77), near the top of the C band.
Held since October 2000 — that's 26 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £214,000 sits 185.3% above the 2000 sale of £75,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£131/sq ft) was about 33.8% below the postcode norm. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
Energy performance
Berkley Court's carbon output is low for the local stock.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history at Berkley Court is exclusively tree-management applications — typical for a property with mature trees on or near the plot.
- Mar 2020Tree WorksTreesIn report
Reduce crown of 3 Maple trees (T5,T6 and T8) and one Ash tree (T7) and lift crown to 4m of 2 Maple trees (T5 and T6) (Work to a trees covered by a Tree Preservation Order)
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 20/00124/TPO
- Jan 2020Tree WorksTreesIn report
Reduce by up to 3m and shape, crown raise to 5m and general maintenance to 3 Maple Trees (T5, T6, T8) and 1 Ash Tree (T7)(Work to a trees covered by a Tree Preservation Order)
- Agent
- Montrose Trees Ltd
- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- 19/02266/TPO
We flagged 2 things worth checking at Berkley Court
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Berkley Court valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£214,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£75,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
19 October 2000Most recent
£75,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SS0 0SN: £322,000 (2024–2020).
Nearby sales in SS0 0SN
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Sold Mar 2024
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Sold Mar 2021
£334,000Berkley Court, Flat 8, 140 Gainsborough Drive, Westcliff On Sea, SS0 0SN
Sold Dec 2020
£159,000
Versus other Gainsborough Drive homes
Berkley Court outperforms the street on years held by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,415
Street avg £2,755
Floor Area
53 m²
Street avg 51 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
1.4 t/year
Street avg 2.1 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
9/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Shakespeare Drive — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Southend High School for Boys. 28 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.7dB







