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About 53 Highams Road
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
53 Highams Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Hockley (SS5 4DF). It has a recorded floor area of 77 m² (around 829 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (January 2012) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 57). The latest certificate is from January 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Today's modelled estimate of £377,000 sits 79.5% above the 2012 sale of £210,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£253/sq ft) was about 18.6% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2017. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 77 m² it's 28.7% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (108 m² median across 21 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 76% of similar EPCs). On the market in July 2012 and unlisted since — roughly 14 years.
What this property has
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Inside
- Bedrooms3
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
53 Highams Road'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 16 Jan 2022
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 53 Highams Road, Hockley, SS5 4DF, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
- Jan 2017ExtensionFullGranted
Extension: Side and rear of property
Single Storey Side and Rear Extension, Hip to Gable Roof Extension with Pitched Roof Rear Dormer and Front Rooflights
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£377,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (2012)
£210,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
Versus other Highams Road homes
Four headline reads against 21 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
53 Highams Road is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£2,726
Street avg £3,958
Floor Area
77 m²
Street avg 127 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 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
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Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
4/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.4 km
Plumberow Ave — bus stop.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around SS5 4DF from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.0dB
Everything within walking distance
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