17 Retreat Road, Hockley, SS5 4BU

17 Retreat Road is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Hockley (SS5 4BU). It has a recorded floor area of 149 m² (around 1604 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (September 2022) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since February 2010. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.

At 149 m² the property is well over the postcode median (112 m² across 4 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2003. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £611,000 is 11.1% above the 2023 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£343/sq ft) was about 90.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: February 2023 at £550,000.