1a, Hawkwell Road, Hockley, SS5 4DD

1a is a three-bedroom detached house in Hockley (SS5 4DD). It has a recorded floor area of 114 m² (around 1227 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (March 2019) shows a C (score 74). When first surveyed in May 2012 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 95), a 2-band jump. The property has solar panels on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. Other recorded features include a conservatory. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.

Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 7.1% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £484,000 is 33.5% above the 2021 sale price. At 114 m² the property is well over the postcode median (75 m² across 16 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 81% of similar EPCs). 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Most recent transfer: April 2021 at £362,500. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.