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About 9 Highams Road
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
9 Highams Road is a detached house in Hockley (SS5 4DG). It has a recorded floor area of 107 m² (around 1152 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (January 2023) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 2-band jump.
At 107 m² it sits well below the postcode median (166 m² across 20 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£478/sq ft) was about 100.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: October 2024 at £550,000. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2025.
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
9 Highams Road sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E53
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
6.1 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 9 Highams Road, Hockley, SS5 4DG, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
A recent planning application at 9 Highams Road was refused — worth checking the council file.
- May 2025New BuildFullRefuse Planning Permission
The erection of 2 No. three bedroom bungalows with associated parking and amenity to the rear of the existing property 9 Highams Road, Hockley.
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£509,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (2024)
£550,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
Versus other Highams Road homes
Four headline reads against 20 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
9 Highams Road outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£5,140
Street avg £3,507
Floor Area
107 m²
Street avg 172 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
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
0.2 km
The White Hart — bus stop.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around SS5 4DG from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.2dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 40 points of interest in total.
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