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6 sales on record
About 198 Main Road
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
198 Main Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Hawkwell, Hockley, Hockley (SS5 4EH). It has a recorded floor area of 98 m² (around 1055 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (August 2020) 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 April 2009. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Poor to Very Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 7.6% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £414,000 is 20% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£327/sq ft) was about 99.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold May 2021 for £345,000. Across the public record there are 6 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. At 98 m² it's 17.6% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (119 m² median across 5 EPCs).
What this property has
Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private garden
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Aug 2020
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D60
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
4.8 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Price for 198 Main Road has grown more than fourfold since the 1996 starting point.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£414,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.6% per year over 25 years.
Last sold (2021)
£345,000
Growth on file: 7.6% per year over 25 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Main Road homes
Four headline reads against 5 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
198 Main Road outperforms the street on years held by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,520
Street avg £3,535
Floor Area
98 m²
Street avg 114 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 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.
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
4/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around SS5 4EH from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.9dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 44 points of interest in total.
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