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Swimming pool
About 8 Drake Road
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
8 Drake Road is a seven-bedroom detached house in Westcliff On Sea (SS0 8LP). It has a recorded floor area of 361 m² (around 3886 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band G. There is a swimming pool on the plot, uncommon for the area. Other recorded features include a conservatory and outbuildings. The latest certificate (July 2016) shows an E (score 44), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (October 2014); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, window efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 2-band jump.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 4.5% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £1,305,000 is 18.6% above the 2017 sale price. At 361 m² the property is well over the postcode median (258 m² across 16 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 7 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2019. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last changed hands 9 years ago, in January 2017.
What this property has
Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.
Inside
- Bedrooms7
- Bathrooms3
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
8 Drake Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Jul 2016
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E44
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Very Poor
CO2 Emissions
20.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 8 Drake Road, Westcliff On Sea, SS0 8LP, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
- Sept 2019PorchFullGranted
Extension: Side and rear of property
Erect single storey side and rear extension, erect porch to side, replace balcony to rear at first floor, alter elevations
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
8 Drake Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£1,305,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.5% per year over 13 years.
Last sold (2017)
£1,100,000
Growth on file: 4.5% per year over 13 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Drake Road homes
Four headline reads against 16 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
8 Drake Road outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,047
Street avg £3,711
Floor Area
361 m²
Street avg 249 m²
Habitable Rooms
11 rooms
Similar properties nearby
A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
The neighbourhood at a glance
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Westcliff On Sea district page.
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.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around SS0 8LP from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.1dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 57 points of interest in total.
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