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17 Selwyn Road, Southend On Sea, SS2 4DR

Extendable
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
3
Bathroom
1
Floor area
109 m²
1173 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 55
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 17 Selwyn Road

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

17 Selwyn Road is a three-bedroom detached house in Southend On Sea (SS2 4DR). It has a recorded floor area of 109 m² (around 1173 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (February 2019) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.

At 109 m² the property is well over the postcode median (81 m² across 22 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. A recent sale: £387,500 in August 2025. Across 2019–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.7% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£330/sq ft) was about 70% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

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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
  • Dining roomYes
  • CloakroomYes

Outside

  • GarageDouble

Building

  • Extension potentialPossible
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.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D55
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
5.7 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 17 Selwyn Road, Southend On Sea, SS2 4DR, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

17 Selwyn Road has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

8applications of note in the surrounding area

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Price

Sales history & valuation

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

17 Selwyn Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Current estimate

£395,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.7% per year over 6 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2025)

£387,500

Growth on file: 3.7% per year over 6 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 27 August 2025Most recent

    £387,500

    +23.0%over 5 years

  2. 16 December 2019

    £315,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in SS2 4DR: £335,000 (2025–2019).

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

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On the street

Versus other Selwyn Road homes

Four headline reads against 22 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

17 Selwyn Road is notably below the street on years held.

Price per m²

£3,555

Street avg £2,888

Above

Floor Area

109 m²

Street avg 87 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

5.7 t/year

Street avg 4.9 t/year

Below
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£392k

1 Grovelands, Seaforth Grove

SS2 4DU

3 bed
£376k

1 Ilfracombe Road

SS2 4PA

3 bed1 bath
£359k

1 Church View Close

SS2 4AR

3 bed2 bath
£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

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.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

48.5dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for SS2 4DR

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

37.7dB

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 17 Selwyn Road, Southend On Sea, SS2 4DR. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.