27a, Hermitage Road, Westcliff On Sea, SS0 7NQ
About 27a
27a is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Westcliff On Sea (SS0 7NQ). It has a recorded floor area of 76 m² (around 818 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (January 2022) shows a C (score 71). The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since November 2009. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and main heating dropped from Very Good to Good. At 76 m² this is the 20th smallest of 47 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 54–181 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to B across 47 units on file. Other recorded features include a balcony.
At 76 m² it's 15.1% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (90 m² median across 46 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 78% of similar EPCs). Across 1996–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.7% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£330/sq ft) was about 114.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold July 2022 for £270,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- BalconyYes
Building
- TenureFreehold
- Heating systemGas
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency decreased
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
27a has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
22applications of note in the surrounding area
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Sales history & valuation
27a has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1996.
£272,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.7% per year over 26 years.
£270,000
Growth on file: 8.7% per year over 26 years.
Sales timeline
14 July 2022Most recent
£270,000
+95.7%over 12 years26 March 2010
£138,000
+25.5%over 5 years26 May 2004
£110,000
+89.8%over 3 years14 December 2000
£57,950
+81.1%over 4 years13 November 1996
£32,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SS0 7NQ: £506,000 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in SS0 7NQ
10 Hermitage Road, Westcliff On Sea, SS0 7NQ
Sold Jun 2025
£535,00021 Hermitage Road, Westcliff On Sea, SS0 7NQ
Sold Jul 2024
£575,0002 Hermitage Road, Westcliff On Sea, SS0 7NQ
Sold Aug 2023
£506,000Upper Flat, 23 Hermitage Road, Westcliff On Sea, SS0 7NQ
Sold Oct 2022
£240,00023 Hermitage Road, Westcliff On Sea, SS0 7NQ
Sold Sept 2022
£295,000
Versus other Hermitage Road homes
On epc rating, 27a stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£3,553
Street avg £2,111
Floor Area
76 m²
Street avg 63 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.5 t/year
Street avg 2.9 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
0.2 km
Geoff Bray Cars — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
St Bernard's High School. 26 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.4dB







