What type of property is 24 Waltham Crescent, SS2 4AY?

24 Waltham Crescent, SS2 4AY is a 3-bedroom semi-detached house.

What did 24 Waltham Crescent, SS2 4AY sell for?

24 Waltham Crescent, SS2 4AY last sold for £277,000 in February 2019, around 7 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £47,000 in June 1996. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of 24 Waltham Crescent, SS2 4AY changed over time?

Across 3 sales between June 1996 and February 2019, 24 Waltham Crescent, SS2 4AY rose from £47,000 to £277,000, a change of £230,000. That works out to roughly +8.2% per year compounded over 23 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 24 Waltham Crescent, SS2 4AY?

The current EPC rating for 24 Waltham Crescent, SS2 4AY is D with a score of 60 out of 100, lodged in August 2016. It has improved from a E recorded in June 2014. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 24 Waltham Crescent, SS2 4AY?

24 Waltham Crescent, SS2 4AY has a recorded floor area of 94 m² (1,012 sq ft), around 31 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 12% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in SS2 4AY. Source: EPC Register.

How is 24 Waltham Crescent, SS2 4AY heated?

The latest EPC at 24 Waltham Crescent, SS2 4AY records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 24 Waltham Crescent, SS2 4AY?

24 Waltham Crescent, SS2 4AY is in council tax band B. That sits at the lower end of the A-H ladder, typically reflecting smaller floor areas or lower 1991 valuations.

Where is 24 Waltham Crescent, SS2 4AY located?

24 Waltham Crescent, SS2 4AY sits in Southend On Sea. It falls within the SS2 postcode district.

How safe is the area around 24 Waltham Crescent, SS2 4AY?

Police records around 24 Waltham Crescent, SS2 4AY show an average of 14 reported crimes per month over the last 12 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 50% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is rising (1217% versus the prior period). Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 24 Waltham Crescent, SS2 4AY?

The closest primary school to 24 Waltham Crescent, SS2 4AY is Temple Sutton Primary School (305m), one of 14 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Cecil Jones Academy (596m), with 7 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is 24 Waltham Crescent, SS2 4AY?

The closest bus stop to 24 Waltham Crescent, SS2 4AY is St Luke's Road, 124m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

Calculators

Featured

UK House Price Map

30 years of UK sold prices mapped by postcode district.

Postcode-level detail
Compare areas side by side

Open the map

24 Waltham Crescent, Southend On Sea, SS2 4AY

3 sales on record

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

94 m²

1012 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 60

Council tax

Band B

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 24 Waltham Crescent

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

24 Waltham Crescent is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Southend On Sea (SS2 4AY). It has a recorded floor area of 94 m² (around 1012 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (August 2016) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in June 2014 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump.

Across 1996–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £360,000 is 30% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£274/sq ft) was about 71% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold February 2019 for £277,000.

Before you offer

Know exactly what you're buying at 24 Waltham Crescent

Before you offer, see what the listing won't tell you, the true value, the red flags and the full history.

Already flagged here

Signs of HMO activity in the area

£14.99

Trusted by UK homebuyers

Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Specifications

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

Bedrooms3
Bathrooms1
Open-plan layoutYes
Dining roomYes
FireplaceYes

Outside

Private gardenSouth-facing
DrivewayYes

Building

Heating systemGas

Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

Current Certificate(1 of 2)

Aug 2016

EPC Rating

D60

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

4.3 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Aug 2016from Jun 2014

EPC improved fromE44toD60

Heating Controls

Prog + StatThermostat

Heating controls changed

Hot Water

Main (No Stat)Main System

Hot water system upgraded

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 24 Waltham Crescent, Southend On Sea, SS2 4AY, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

24 Waltham Crescent has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

8applications of note in the surrounding area

Before you offer

We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 24 Waltham Crescent

Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.

Signs of HMO activity in the area

£14.99

30-day money-back guarantee

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

24 Waltham Crescent has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1996.

Current estimate

£360,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.2% per year over 23 years.

See how we calculated this

Last sold (2019)

£277,000

Growth on file: 8.2% per year over 23 years.

Sales timeline

14 February 2019Most recent
£277,000
+45.8%over 4 years
25 September 2014
£190,000
+304.3%over 18 years
25 June 1996
£47,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in SS2 4AY: £260,000 (2024–2018).

Nearby sales in SS2 4AY

Before you offer

Everything we know about 24 Waltham Crescent, in one report

What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.

What we flagged

Signs of HMO activity in the area

£14.99

Trusted by UK homebuyers

On the street

Versus other Waltham Crescent homes

Four headline reads against 24 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Price per m² for 24 Waltham Crescent runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£2,947

Street avg £2,167

Strongly above

Floor Area

94 m²

Street avg 89 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

4.3 t/year

Street avg 4.2 t/year

On par

Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.

£359k

1 Church View Close

SS2 4AR

3 bed2 bath

£376k

1 Ilfracombe Road

SS2 4PA

3 bed1 bath

£392k

1 Grovelands, Seaforth Grove

SS2 4DU

3 bed

£310k

1 Glenmore Street

SS2 4NG

3 bed1 bath

£300k

1 Lewes Road

SS2 4BB

3 bed

£353k

1 Beaufort Street

SS2 4NQ

2 bed1 bath

£314k

1 Ferndale Road

SS2 4DS

2 bed1 bath

£302k

1 Bellevue Mews

SS2 4PE

2 bed1 bath

Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Southend On Sea district page.

Full Southend On Sea report

Reported crime in the wider district is trending notably upward year-on-year.

Crime

14/mo

Rising year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

St Luke's Road — bus stop.

Closest school

0.3 km

Temple Sutton Primary School. 21 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around SS2 4AY from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

50.0dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for SS2 4AY

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

40.8dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4

FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 24 Waltham Crescent, Southend On Sea, SS2 4AY. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.