56a, Genesta Road, Westcliff On Sea, SS0 8DB
About 56a
56a is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Westcliff On Sea (SS0 8DB). It has a recorded floor area of 114 m² (around 1227 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. At 114 m² this is the 27th smallest of 31 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 33–151 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to B across 31 units on file. The latest certificate (October 2019) shows a C (score 74). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 81).
It hasn't traded since May 1995, a hold of 31 years that's notably long for the area. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 114 m² the property is well over the postcode median (64 m² across 30 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £351,000 sits 756.1% above the 1995 sale of £41,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£33/sq ft) was about 74.9% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: a loft conversion approved in 2016. Past consents include a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
- May 2016Loft ConversionFullIn report
Install dormer to rear and roof lights to front
- Agent
- Hedgehog Development
- Documents
- 14 docs on file
- Reference
- 16/00450/FUL
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Sales history & valuation
56a's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1995).
£351,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£41,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
30 May 1995Most recent
£41,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SS0 8DB: £210,000 (2024–2022).
Nearby sales in SS0 8DB
64 66, Flat 6, Genesta Road, Westcliff On Sea, SS0 8DB
Sold Feb 2024
£725,00052b, Genesta Road, Westcliff On Sea, SS0 8DB
Sold Dec 2023
£155,0001c, Genesta Road, Westcliff On Sea, SS0 8DB
Sold Oct 2022
£210,00060a, Genesta Road, Westcliff On Sea, SS0 8DB
Sold Oct 2022
£130,00054a, Genesta Road, Westcliff On Sea, SS0 8DB
Sold Sept 2022
£340,000
Versus other Genesta Road homes
Price per m² for 56a lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£360
Street avg £2,915
Floor Area
114 m²
Street avg 66 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.1 t/year
Street avg 2.6 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
0.3 km
Cobham Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.8 km
St Bernard's High School. 26 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.3dB







