16 Selwyn Road, Southend On Sea, SS2 4DR
About 16 Selwyn Road
16 Selwyn Road is a semi-detached house in Southend On Sea (SS2 4DR). It has a recorded floor area of 68 m² (around 730 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (February 2010) shows an F (score 24), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from February 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
It hasn't traded since June 2010, a hold of 16 years that's notably long for the area. At 68 m² it's 16.8% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (82 m² median across 22 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £269,000 sits 92.1% above the 2010 sale of £140,000. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2014.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
16 Selwyn Road sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 18 Feb 2020
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Dec 2014ExtensionIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Erect single storey rear extension, projecting 4.5m beyond the existing rear wall of the dwelling, 3m high to eaves and with a maximum height of 4m.
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 14/01809/GPDE
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 16 Selwyn 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
16 Selwyn Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£269,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£140,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
14 June 2010Most recent
£140,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SS2 4DR: £387,500 (2025–2019).
Nearby sales in SS2 4DR
7 Selwyn Road, Southend On Sea, SS2 4DR
Sold Oct 2025
£450,00017 Selwyn Road, Southend On Sea, SS2 4DR
Sold Aug 2025
£387,50029 Selwyn Road, Southend On Sea, SS2 4DR
Sold Apr 2024
£420,00023 Selwyn Road, Southend On Sea, SS2 4DR
Sold Sept 2021
£335,00019 Selwyn Road, Southend On Sea, SS2 4DR
Sold Nov 2019
£255,000
Everything we know about 16 Selwyn 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 Selwyn Road homes
16 Selwyn Road is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£2,064
Street avg £2,976
Floor Area
68 m²
Street avg 88 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.9 t/year
Street avg 4.8 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
Westbury Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Bournemouth Park Academy. 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
48.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.7dB