Upper Flat, 61 Bellevue Road, Southend On Sea, SS2 4JE
About Upper Flat
Upper Flat is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Southend On Sea (SS2 4JE). It has a recorded floor area of 52 m² (around 560 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (January 2021) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (November 2010); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, roof efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 75).
Last sale on file: £232,000 in April 2022. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. Across 2003–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.1% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£414/sq ft) was about 167.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 52 m² it's 17.5% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (63 m² median across 39 EPCs).
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- Private gardenWest-facing
- ParkingOff street
Building
- Heating systemGas
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
Upper Flat has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
8applications of note in the surrounding area
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
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Sales history & valuation
Upper Flat has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2003.
£232,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.1% per year over 19 years.
£232,000
Growth on file: 6.1% per year over 19 years.
Sales timeline
3 April 2022Most recent
£232,000
+19.0%over 3 years26 July 2018
£195,000
+44.4%over 2 years31 March 2016
£135,000
+8.0%over 8 years3 May 2007
£125,000
+60.3%over 3 years16 September 2003
£78,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SS2 4JE: £221,500 (2024–2021).
Nearby sales in SS2 4JE
49a, Bellevue Road, Southend On Sea, SS2 4JE
Sold Jun 2024
£205,00011 Bellevue Road, Southend On Sea, SS2 4JE
Sold Apr 2024
£350,00051 Bellevue Road, Southend On Sea, SS2 4JE
Sold Jul 2022
£221,50023 Bellevue Road, Southend On Sea, SS2 4JE
Sold Jun 2022
£370,00035 Bellevue Road, Southend On Sea, SS2 4JE
Sold Dec 2020
£305,000
Everything we know about Upper Flat, 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 Bellevue Road homes
Upper Flat outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,462
Street avg £1,787
Floor Area
52 m²
Street avg 58 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.7 t/year
Street avg 2.6 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
14/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Ilfracombe Avenue — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School. 21 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.5dB