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26 Kirkham Road, Southend On Sea, SS2 6BY

EPC B3 sales on record
Property type
End terrace
Bedrooms
2
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
79 m²
850 sq ft
Energy rating
B
Score 85
Overview

About 26 Kirkham Road

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

26 Kirkham Road is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Southend On Sea (SS2 6BY). It has a recorded floor area of 79 m² (around 850 sq ft). The latest certificate (August 2018) returns a high B (score 85), putting the home a stone's throw from an A rating. The recommended improvements would push it to A (score 96).

A recent sale: £327,000 in March 2025. At 79 m² it sits well below the postcode median (116 m² across 34 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 2018–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 1.9% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£385/sq ft) was about 15.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

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Before you offer, see what the listing won't tell you, the true value, the red flags and the full history.

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Signs of HMO activity in the areaLarger development activity nearby
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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

  • Bedrooms2
  • Bathrooms2

Outside

  • Private gardenSouth-facing
  • ParkingAllocated
Energy

Energy performance

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

26 Kirkham Road's carbon output is low for the local stock.

EPC Rating

A
B
B85
C
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Very Good
CO2 Emissions
0.9 t/year
Occupancy
—
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 26 Kirkham Road, Southend On Sea, SS2 6BY, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

26 Kirkham Road has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

9applications of note in the surrounding area

Before you offer

We flagged 2 things worth checking at 26 Kirkham 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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Price

Sales history & valuation

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

26 Kirkham Road saw 3 transfers in just over a decade — high turnover for the postcode.

Current estimate

£342,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 1.9% per year over 7 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2025)

£327,000

Growth on file: 1.9% per year over 7 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 30 March 2025Most recent

    £327,000

    +10.8%over 5 years

  2. 3 February 2020

    £295,000

    +2.1%over 1 year

  3. 19 September 2018

    £288,995

Median price across the last 5 sales in SS2 6BY: £400,000 (2025–2022).

Before you offer

Everything we know about 26 Kirkham 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
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On the street

Versus other Kirkham Road homes

Four headline reads against 34 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Years Held for 26 Kirkham Road lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£4,139

Street avg £3,538

Strongly above

Floor Area

79 m²

Street avg 117 m²

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

0.9 t/year

Street avg 1.4 t/year

Strongly above

Years Held

1 years

Street avg 7 years

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.
£340k

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2 bed1 bath
£289k

1 Boston Lofts, Sweyne Avenue

SS2 6FR

2 bed2 bath
£490k

1 Beeleigh Close

SS2 6PA

2 bed1 bath
£359k

1 Hampton Close

SS2 6RY

3 bed2 bath
£378k

1 Colchester Close

SS2 6HR

3 bed1 bath
£397k

1 Derek Gardens

SS2 6QX

3 bed2 bath
£418k

1 Kirkham Road

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3 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

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

FDR House — bus stop.

Closest school

0.8 km

Southend High School for Boys. 28 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 6BY from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for SS2 6BY

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

51.6dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for SS2 6BY

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

42.5dB

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 26 Kirkham Road, Southend On Sea, SS2 6BY. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.