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Get started2 Victor Gardens is a four-bedroom detached house in Hockley (SS5 4DR). It has a recorded floor area of 94 m² (around 1008 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (February 2009) shows a G (score 1), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from February 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
It hasn't traded since May 2009, a hold of 17 years that's notably long for the area. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. At 94 m² it's 16.4% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (112 m² median across 20 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Sale prices here have lagged England HPI: -1.1% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £457,000 sits 69.3% above the 2009 sale of £270,000. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2007. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
2 Victor Gardens sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 28 Feb 2019
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
Rear of property
The latest sale fell during the post-2008 dip, often a low-water mark in price comparisons.
£457,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of -1.1% per year over 2 years.
£270,000
Growth on file: -1.1% per year over 2 years.
2 Victor Gardens is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£2,884
Street avg £3,551
Floor Area
94 m²
Street avg 128 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
4/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.3 km
Hillside Avenue — bus stop.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.9dB

Demolish Existing Garage. Erect Two Storey Rear Extension (Incorporating Existing Extension) New Side Dormer and Extend Existing Side Dormer. Reposition Entrance to Property within Single Storey Front Extension.
12 May 2009Most recent
£270,000
-2.2%over 2 years8 May 2007
£276,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SS5 4DR: £545,000 (2025–2021).
CO₂ Emissions
16.0 t/year
Street avg 5.3 t/year
SS5 4UB
Closest school
0.7 km
Lift Greensward. 9 schools nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.1dB
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