What kind of home is 4 Kirkham Road, SS2 6BY?

4 Kirkham Road, SS2 6BY is a 3-bedroom detached house.

What was the last sold price for 4 Kirkham Road, SS2 6BY?

4 Kirkham Road, SS2 6BY last sold for £425,000 in August 2023, around 3 years ago. Before that, it sold for £349,995 in June 2017, so prices have been rising over 6 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 4 Kirkham Road, SS2 6BY?

Across 2 sales between June 2017 and August 2023, 4 Kirkham Road, SS2 6BY rose from £349,995 to £425,000, a change of £75,005. That works out to roughly +3.2% per year compounded over 6 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 4 Kirkham Road, SS2 6BY have?

The current EPC rating for 4 Kirkham Road, SS2 6BY is B with a score of 86 out of 100, lodged in March 2017. The assessor estimates the property could reach a A. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 4 Kirkham Road, SS2 6BY?

4 Kirkham Road, SS2 6BY has a recorded floor area of 106 m² (1,141 sq ft), around 35 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 9% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in SS2 6BY. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 4 Kirkham Road, SS2 6BY use?

The latest EPC at 4 Kirkham Road, SS2 6BY records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 4 Kirkham Road, SS2 6BY?

4 Kirkham Road, SS2 6BY is in council tax band E.

Which area is 4 Kirkham Road, SS2 6BY in?

4 Kirkham Road, SS2 6BY sits in Southend On Sea. It falls within the SS2 postcode district.

How safe is the area around 4 Kirkham Road, SS2 6BY?

Police records around 4 Kirkham Road, SS2 6BY show an average of 14 reported crimes per month over the last 12 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 50% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is rising (1217% versus the prior period). Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 4 Kirkham Road, SS2 6BY?

The closest primary school to 4 Kirkham Road, SS2 6BY is Prince Avenue Academy and Nursery (896m), one of 19 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Southend High School for Boys (810m), with 9 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is 4 Kirkham Road, SS2 6BY?

The closest bus stop to 4 Kirkham Road, SS2 6BY is FDR House, 193m away. The nearest rail option is Prittlewell Rail Station, 797m away.

Calculators

Featured

UK House Price Map

30 years of UK sold prices mapped by postcode district.

Postcode-level detail
Compare areas side by side

Open the map

4 Kirkham Road, Southend On Sea, SS2 6BY

EPC B

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

106 m²

1141 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 86

Council tax

Band E

Overview

About 4 Kirkham Road

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

4 Kirkham Road is a three-bedroom detached house in Southend On Sea (SS2 6BY). It has a recorded floor area of 106 m² (around 1141 sq ft) and council tax band E. The latest certificate (March 2017) returns a high B (score 86), putting the home a stone's throw from an A rating. The recommended improvements would push it to A (score 95).

Across 2017–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.2% per year. Sold August 2023 for £425,000.

Before you offer

Know exactly what you're buying at 4 Kirkham Road

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

Already flagged here

Signs of HMO activity in the areaLarger development activity nearby

£14.99

Trusted by UK homebuyers

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

Bedrooms3
Bathrooms1

Outside

GarageYes

Building

RefurbishedYes

Energy

Energy performance

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

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

EPC Rating

B86

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Very Good

CO2 Emissions

1.2 t/year

Occupancy

—

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 4 Kirkham Road, Southend On Sea, SS2 6BY, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

4 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 4 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

£14.99

30-day money-back guarantee

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

Current estimate

£438,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.2% per year over 6 years.

See how we calculated this

Last sold (2023)

£425,000

Growth on file: 3.2% per year over 6 years.

Sales timeline

2 August 2023Most recent
£425,000
+21.4%over 6 years
1 June 2017
£349,995

Median price across the last 5 sales in SS2 6BY: £385,000 (2025–2022).

Nearby sales in SS2 6BY

Before you offer

Everything we know about 4 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

£14.99

Trusted by UK homebuyers

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.

On years held, 4 Kirkham Road runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£4,009

Street avg £3,541

Above

Floor Area

106 m²

Street avg 116 m²

On par

CO₂ Emissions

1.2 t/year

Street avg 1.4 t/year

Strongly above

Years Held

3 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.

£456k

1 Gannet Close

SS2 6BE

3 bed3 bath

£418k

1 Kirkham Road

SS2 6BY

3 bed1 bath

£397k

1 Derek Gardens

SS2 6QX

3 bed2 bath

£497k

1 Keith Way

SS2 6SG

3 bed2 bath

£378k

1 Colchester Close

SS2 6HR

3 bed1 bath

£359k

1 Hampton Close

SS2 6RY

3 bed2 bath

£563k

1 Bristol Road

SS2 6XA

3 bed2 bath

£272k

1 Carolines Close

SS2 6RQ

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