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Get started8 Victor Gardens is a four-bedroom detached house in Hockley (SS5 4DR). It has a recorded floor area of 222 m² (around 2390 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2012 onwards and council tax band F. The latest certificate (March 2025) returns a B (score 81), comfortably above the UK average. When first surveyed in June 2010 the rating was E, the property has climbed 3 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Very Good, roof efficiency went from Average to Good and window efficiency went from Average to Good. It has already been extended once and our model flags further extension potential, a sign of buyer flexibility.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 4.1% per year against 0.1% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£345/sq ft) was about 28.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 222 m² the property is well over the postcode median (108 m² across 20 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Most recent transfer was October 2025 at £825,000 — fresh data. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused.
8 Victor Gardens ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
Retrospective Application for Construction of a Wooden Pitched Roofed Gazebo
Latest sale on 8 Victor Gardens was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£769,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.1% per year over 14 years.
£825,000
Growth on file: 4.1% per year over 14 years.
8 Victor Gardens is notably below the street on years held.
Price per m²
£3,716
Street avg £3,505
Floor Area
222 m²
Street avg 122 m²
Habitable Rooms
9 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

Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
High performance glazing installed
Cavity wall insulation installed
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
Floor insulation added or improved
Heating controls changed
More low energy lighting installed
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Demolition of Existing Bungalow and Construction of 2 no. Detached Houses
28 October 2025Most recent
£825,000
+42.2%over 8 years25 April 2017
£580,000
+22.1%over 5 years25 January 2012
£475,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SS5 4DR: £465,000 (2023–2020).
CO₂ Emissions
4.0 t/year
Street avg 5.9 t/year
SS5 4FE
Closest school
0.7 km
Lift Greensward. 9 schools nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.1dB
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