18 St Lukes Road, Southend On Sea, SS2 4AB

18 St Lukes Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Southend On Sea (SS2 4AB). It has a recorded floor area of 100 m² (around 1076 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (January 2026) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in August 2015 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80). This certificate was lodged in the last six months, so the rating reflects current condition. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.

At 100 m² it's 17.6% larger than the typical home in the postcode (85 m² median across 12 EPCs). Across 1999–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 11.3% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£311/sq ft) was about 68.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: June 2021 at £335,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.