3 Kent Green Close, Hockley, SS5 4ED

3 Kent Green Close is a five-bedroom detached house in Hockley (SS5 4ED). It has a recorded floor area of 333 m² (around 3584 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band G. There is a swimming pool on the plot, uncommon for the area. The property has underfloor heating on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. The latest certificate (April 2014) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since March 2014. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 74). The latest certificate is from April 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

It hasn't traded since March 1996, a hold of 30 years that's notably long for the area. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 333 m² the property is well over the postcode median (177 m² across 3 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £958,000 sits 390% above the 1996 sale of £195,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£55/sq ft) was about 84.3% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.