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26b, Hamstel Road, Southend On Sea, SS2 4PF

3 sales on record
Property type
Semi-detached
Floor Ground
Bedroom
1
Floor area
46 m²
495 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 45
Council tax
Band A
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 26b

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

26b is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Southend On Sea (SS2 4PF). It has a recorded floor area of 46 m² (around 495 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (September 2013) shows an E (score 45), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 61). The latest certificate is from September 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 46 m² it sits well below the postcode median (81 m² across 22 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 1996–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 26.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £168,000 is 20% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£283/sq ft) was about 58.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 10 years since the last transfer (April 2016).

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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

  • Bedrooms1
Energy

Energy performance

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

26b's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 05 Sept 2023

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E45
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Poor
CO2 Emissions
4.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 26b, Hamstel Road, Southend On Sea, SS2 4PF, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

26b 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.

Price for 26b has grown more than fourfold since the 1996 starting point.

Current estimate

£168,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 26.3% per year over 20 years.

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Last sold (2016)

£140,000

Growth on file: 26.3% per year over 20 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 28 April 2016Most recent

    £140,000

    +20.7%over 8 years

  2. 18 October 2007

    £116,000

    +9346.3%over 11 years

  3. 11 January 1996

    £1,228

Median price across the last 5 sales in SS2 4PF: £550,000 (2025–2022).

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On the street

Versus other Hamstel Road homes

Four headline reads against 12 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

26b is notably below the street on epc rating.

Price per m²

£3,043

Street avg £2,515

Above

Floor Area

46 m²

Street avg 64 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

2 rooms

Street avg 3 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

4.0 t/year

Street avg 2.7 t/year

Strongly below
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£225k

1 Bellevue Road

SS2 4JE

1 bed1 bath
£294k

1 Lewes Court, Lewes Road

SS2 4GG

2 bed1 bath
£302k

1 Bellevue Mews

SS2 4PE

2 bed1 bath
£314k

1 Ferndale Road

SS2 4DS

2 bed1 bath
£353k

1 Beaufort Street

SS2 4NQ

2 bed1 bath
£167k

1 Grahame House, Pantile Avenue

SS2 4BE

£162k

1 Bewley Court, Whittingham Avenue

SS2 4RG

£300k

1 Lewes Road

SS2 4BB

3 bed
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

Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.

Crime

14/mo

Rising year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

The White Horse PH — bus stop.

Closest school

0.3 km

Hamstel Junior School. 21 schools nearby.

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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 4PF from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for SS2 4PF

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

49.4dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for SS2 4PF

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.2dB

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 26b, Hamstel Road, Southend On Sea, SS2 4PF. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.