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About 20 Thorpe Road
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
20 Thorpe Road is a detached house in Hockley (SS5 4EP). It has a recorded floor area of 140 m² (around 1512 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (September 2009) shows an F (score 37), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 55), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from September 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 140 m² it's 20% larger than the typical home in the postcode (117 m² median across 33 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2010. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
20 Thorpe Road sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 17 Sept 2019
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 20 Thorpe Road, Hockley, SS5 4EP, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
20 Thorpe Road has an approved side extension on the planning record.
- Mar 2010ExtensionFullGranted
Extension: Side of property
Raise and Construct New Roof Incorporating Single Storey Side Extension to Convert Existing Bungalow to Two Storey Three Bedroomed House, Replace Existing Flat Roof over Garage to Pitched Roof.
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
20 Thorpe Road has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£538,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Versus other Thorpe Road homes
Four headline reads against 33 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On co₂ emissions, 20 Thorpe Road runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
37 (F)
Street avg 70 (C)
Floor Area
140 m²
Street avg 133 m²
CO₂ Emissions
10.0 t/year
Street avg 3.8 t/year
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
Tudor Way — bus stop.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around SS5 4EP from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.6dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 44 points of interest in total.
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