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About 7 Retreat Road
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
7 Retreat Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Hockley (SS5 4BU). It has a recorded floor area of 117 m² (around 1254 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (November 2008) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 60). The latest certificate is from November 2008, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
It hasn't traded since June 2000, a hold of 26 years that's notably long for the area. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £406,000 sits 212.3% above the 2000 sale of £130,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£104/sq ft) was about 60.1% below the postcode norm.
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
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
Outside
- Private garden
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
7 Retreat 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 24 Nov 2018
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
7 Retreat Road's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (2000).
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£406,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (2000)
£130,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
Versus other Retreat Road homes
Four headline reads against 4 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On price per m², 7 Retreat Road runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,116
Street avg £3,192
Floor Area
117 m²
Street avg 118 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
Similar properties nearby
A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
The neighbourhood at a glance
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Hockley district page.
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
4/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Great Eastern Road — bus stop.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around SS5 4BU from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.3dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 39 points of interest in total.
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