What type of property is 16 Boston Lofts, Sweyne Avenue, SS2 6FR?

16 Boston Lofts, Sweyne Avenue, SS2 6FR is a 2-bedroom mid-terrace house.

What did 16 Boston Lofts, Sweyne Avenue, SS2 6FR sell for?

16 Boston Lofts, Sweyne Avenue, SS2 6FR last sold for £270,000 in February 2022, around 4 years ago. Land Registry has 5 sales on record going back to £179,995 in May 2002. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 16 Boston Lofts, Sweyne Avenue, SS2 6FR?

Across 5 sales between May 2002 and February 2022, 16 Boston Lofts, Sweyne Avenue, SS2 6FR rose from £179,995 to £270,000, a change of £90,005. That works out to roughly +2.1% per year compounded over 20 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 16 Boston Lofts, Sweyne Avenue, SS2 6FR?

The current EPC rating for 16 Boston Lofts, Sweyne Avenue, SS2 6FR is C with a score of 78 out of 100, lodged in March 2015. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 16 Boston Lofts, Sweyne Avenue, SS2 6FR?

16 Boston Lofts, Sweyne Avenue, SS2 6FR has a recorded floor area of 112 m² (1,206 sq ft), around 56 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 9% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in SS2 6FR. Source: EPC Register.

How is 16 Boston Lofts, Sweyne Avenue, SS2 6FR heated?

The latest EPC at 16 Boston Lofts, Sweyne Avenue, SS2 6FR records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 16 Boston Lofts, Sweyne Avenue, SS2 6FR?

16 Boston Lofts, Sweyne Avenue, SS2 6FR is in council tax band E.

Where is 16 Boston Lofts, Sweyne Avenue, SS2 6FR located?

16 Boston Lofts, Sweyne Avenue, SS2 6FR sits in Southend On Sea. It falls within the SS2 postcode district.

Is 16 Boston Lofts, Sweyne Avenue, SS2 6FR in a safe area?

Police records around 16 Boston Lofts, Sweyne Avenue, SS2 6FR 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.

Which schools serve 16 Boston Lofts, Sweyne Avenue, SS2 6FR?

The closest primary school to 16 Boston Lofts, Sweyne Avenue, SS2 6FR is St Mary's, Prittlewell, CofE Primary School (23m), one of 18 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is South Essex College of Further and Higher Education (585m), with 9 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What transport links are near 16 Boston Lofts, Sweyne Avenue, SS2 6FR?

The closest bus stop to 16 Boston Lofts, Sweyne Avenue, SS2 6FR is Civic Centre, 274m away. The nearest rail option is Southend Victoria Rail Station, 473m away.

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16 Boston Lofts, Sweyne Avenue, Southend On Sea, SS2 6FR

5 sales on record

Property type

Mid terrace

Floor 1st

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

112 m²

1206 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 78

Council tax

Band E

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 16 Boston Lofts

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

16 Boston Lofts is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Southend On Sea (SS2 6FR). It has a recorded floor area of 112 m² (around 1206 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (March 2015) shows a C (score 78), near the top of the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 81). The latest certificate is from March 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Sold February 2022 for £270,000. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. Across 2002–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.1% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£224/sq ft) was about 22.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

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Valuation

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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

Energy

Energy performance

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

16 Boston Lofts'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 14 Mar 2025

EPC Rating

C78

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

2.5 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 16 Boston Lofts, Sweyne Avenue, Southend On Sea, SS2 6FR, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

16 Boston Lofts has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

9applications 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.

16 Boston Lofts has changed hands more often than typical for the area.

Current estimate

£274,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.1% per year over 20 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£270,000

Growth on file: 2.1% per year over 20 years.

Sales timeline

17 February 2022Most recent
£270,000
+22.7%over 6 years
27 August 2015
£220,000
+33.3%over 6 years
18 December 2008
£165,000
-13.2%over 3 years
29 September 2005
£189,995
+5.6%over 3 years
23 May 2002
£179,995

Median price across the last 5 sales in SS2 6FR: £275,000 (2025–2024).

Nearby sales in SS2 6FR

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On the street

Versus other Sweyne Avenue homes

Four headline reads against 17 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On epc rating, 16 Boston Lofts stands well clear of the street.

Price per m²

£2,411

Street avg £2,432

On par

Floor Area

112 m²

Street avg 100 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

2.5 t/year

Street avg 3.3 t/year

Above

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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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

0.3 km

Civic Centre — bus stop.

Closest school

0.0 km

St Mary's, Prittlewell, CofE Primary School. 27 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around SS2 6FR from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

52.8dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for SS2 6FR

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

42.7dB

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