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About 187 Main Road
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
187 Main Road is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Hawkwell, Hockley, Hockley (SS5 4EJ). It has a recorded floor area of 68 m² (around 732 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (December 2021) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 89), a 2-band jump.
At 68 m² it sits well below the postcode median (106 m² across 8 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 2 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£512/sq ft) was about 105.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £375,000 in April 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2023.
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
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
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.
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D57
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
3.9 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 187 Main Road, Hawkwell, Hockley, SS5 4EJ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
A recent planning application at 187 Main Road was refused — worth checking the council file.
- Apr 2023OutbuildingFullRefuse Planning Permission
Erection of garage 14'5''x22'2'x8'4'' In the forward principle To be made from concrete steel reinforced by Garadeck (pre fabricated)
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£394,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (2022)
£375,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
Versus other Main Road homes
Four headline reads against 8 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
187 Main Road outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£5,515
Street avg £3,244
Floor Area
68 m²
Street avg 119 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 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
0.1 km
Hillside Avenue — bus stop.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around SS5 4EJ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.0dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 44 points of interest in total.
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