1 Cromwell Road, Southend On Sea, SS2 5NG
About 1 Cromwell Road
1 Cromwell Road is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Southend On Sea (SS2 5NG). It has a recorded floor area of 141 m² (around 1518 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (April 2012) shows an F (score 25), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 67), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from April 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 141 m² the property is well over the postcode median (86 m² across 20 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £387,000 sits 54.8% above the 2012 sale of £250,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£165/sq ft) was about 27.8% below the postcode norm. Last changed hands 14 years ago, in August 2012.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
Energy performance
1 Cromwell 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 03 Apr 2022
EPC Rating
Planning history
1 Cromwell Road has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
15applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 1 Cromwell 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
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
1 Cromwell Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£387,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£250,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
23 August 2012Most recent
£250,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SS2 5NG: £275,000 (2025–2023).
Nearby sales in SS2 5NG
5 Cromwell Road, Southend On Sea, SS2 5NG
Sold Sept 2025
£275,0003 Cromwell Road, Southend On Sea, SS2 5NG
Sold Dec 2024
£340,00067 Cromwell Road, Southend On Sea, SS2 5NG
Sold Sept 2023
£265,0007 Cromwell Road, Southend On Sea, SS2 5NG
Sold Feb 2023
£315,00075 Cromwell Road, Southend On Sea, SS2 5NG
Sold Sept 2022
£400,000
Everything we know about 1 Cromwell 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
- Larger development activity nearby
Versus other Cromwell Road homes
1 Cromwell Road is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£1,773
Street avg £2,933
Floor Area
141 m²
Street avg 86 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
13.0 t/year
Street avg 4.8 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
Jones Memorial Recreation Ground — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 km
Temple Sutton Primary School. 21 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
50.7dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.1dB