32 Hamstel Road, Southend On Sea, SS2 4PF

32 Hamstel Road is a three-bedroom detached house in Southend On Sea (SS2 4PF). It has a recorded floor area of 168 m² (around 1808 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (March 2021) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in December 2010 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, lighting went from Good to Very Good and main heating went from Average to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 3-band jump. Other recorded features include a conservatory.

At 168 m² the property is well over the postcode median (73 m² across 22 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2015–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.1% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£252/sq ft) was about 32% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: June 2021 at £455,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.