Elm Cottage, Grosvenor Mews, Westcliff On Sea, SS0 8EW
About Elm Cottage
Elm Cottage is a three-bedroom detached house in Westcliff On Sea (SS0 8EW). It has a recorded floor area of 113 m² (around 1216 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (February 2010) shows an E (score 42), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The latest certificate is from February 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Period features are noted in the property record.
At 113 m² the property is well over the postcode median (61 m² across 11 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2002–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 20.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £624,000 is 17.7% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£436/sq ft) was about 58.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last changed hands 10 years ago, in November 2016. 4 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 2 refused.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenWrap around
- ParkingOff street
Building
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
Elm Cottage sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 05 Feb 2020
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Sept 2021ConditionsIn report
Application for approval of details pursuant to condition 02 (details of renewable energy) of planning permission 21/01267/AMDT dated 12.08.2021
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 21/01696/AD
- Aug 2021AmendmentIn report
Replace plan numbers SFG/TW/2018 2, SFG/TW/2018 3 and SFG/TW/2018 5 with plan no DMG/65/5 to alter cladding arrangement to elevations, omit rooflight to front elevation, replace ground floor doors with windows to west elevation, omit high level window at ground floor level to east elevation, remove rear personnel garage door, show approved boundary wall on plans and raise height to enclose carport on east elevation (Minor-material Amendment to Planning Permission 18/01726/FUL dated 16.02.2019)
- Agent
- d. m. grew
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 21/01267/AMDT
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Sales history & valuation
Price for Elm Cottage has grown more than fourfold since the 2002 starting point.
£624,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 20.4% per year over 14 years.
£530,000
Growth on file: 20.4% per year over 14 years.
Sales timeline
18 November 2016Most recent
£530,000
+1225.0%over 13 years23 December 2002
£40,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SS0 8EW: £345,000 (2023–2022).
Nearby sales in SS0 8EW
14 Grosvenor Mews, Westcliff On Sea, SS0 8EW
Sold Oct 2023
£320,00010 Grosvenor Mews, Westcliff On Sea, SS0 8EW
Sold Oct 2022
£362,00012 Grosvenor Mews, Westcliff On Sea, SS0 8EW
Sold May 2022
£345,0009 Grosvenor Mews, Westcliff On Sea, SS0 8EW
Sold Mar 2022
£600,00016 Grosvenor Mews, Westcliff On Sea, SS0 8EW
Sold Feb 2022
£340,000
Versus other Grosvenor Mews homes
EPC Rating for Elm Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,690
Street avg £5,259
Floor Area
113 m²
Street avg 76 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.1 t/year
Street avg 3.2 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
Crowstone House — bus stop.
Closest school
1.1 km
St Bernard's High School. 25 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.0dB







