17 Drake Road, Westcliff On Sea, SS0 8LP
About 17 Drake Road
17 Drake Road is a four-bedroom detached house in Westcliff On Sea (SS0 8LP). It has a recorded floor area of 136 m² (around 1464 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (May 2018) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 71), a 2-band jump.
At 136 m² it sits well below the postcode median (267 m² across 16 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Today's modelled estimate of £892,000 is 19.7% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£509/sq ft) was about 99.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 8 years since the last transfer (May 2018).
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenWest-facing
- GarageYes
Building
- Heating systemGas
Energy performance
17 Drake Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
17 Drake Road has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
9applications of note in the surrounding area
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Sales history & valuation
17 Drake Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£892,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£745,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
24 May 2018Most recent
£745,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SS0 8LP: £1,250,000 (2023–2019).
Nearby sales in SS0 8LP
14 Drake Road, Westcliff On Sea, SS0 8LP
Sold Oct 2023
£1,350,00019 Drake Road, Westcliff On Sea, SS0 8LP
Sold Jul 2023
£855,00010 Drake Road, Westcliff On Sea, SS0 8LP
Sold Oct 2019
£1,475,0005 Drake Road, Westcliff On Sea, SS0 8LP
Sold Jul 2019
£1,250,0006 Drake Road, Westcliff On Sea, SS0 8LP
Sold Mar 2019
£720,000
Versus other Drake Road homes
Price per m² for 17 Drake Road runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£5,478
Street avg £3,537
Floor Area
136 m²
Street avg 263 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 9 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.0 t/year
Street avg 14.8 t/year
Similar properties nearby
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
Westcliff Library — bus stop.
Closest school
0.9 km
Chalkwell Hall Infant School. 27 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.8dB







