26 Lewes Road, Southend On Sea, SS2 4BB
About 26 Lewes Road
26 Lewes Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Southend On Sea (SS2 4BB). It has a recorded floor area of 83 m² (around 893 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (June 2020) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include outbuildings. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
Today's modelled estimate of £339,000 is 30.9% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£290/sq ft) was about 20% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: January 2021 at £259,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2022.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- ParkingOff road
- OutbuildingsYes
Building
- Heating systemGas
- RefurbishedYes
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Sept 2022ExtensionIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Erect single storey rear extension, projecting 6m beyond the existing rear wall of the dwelling, 3m high to eaves and with a maximum height of 3.4m
- Agent
- Nigel Cooper
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 22/01645/GPDE
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 26 Lewes Road
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
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£339,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£259,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
4 January 2021Most recent
£259,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SS2 4BB: £315,000 (2025–2023).
Nearby sales in SS2 4BB
Everything we know about 26 Lewes Road, 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
Versus other Lewes Road homes
Price per m²
£3,120
Street avg £3,486
Floor Area
83 m²
Street avg 74 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.4 t/year
Street avg 3.2 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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
Lewes Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Temple Sutton Primary School. 23 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
50.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.4dB