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EPC B
About 5 Spruce Drive
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
5 Spruce Drive is a five-bedroom detached house in Hawkwell, Hockley, Hockley (SS5 4FR). It has a recorded floor area of 209 m² (around 2250 sq ft) and council tax band G. The latest certificate (January 2016) returns a high B (score 86), putting the home a stone's throw from an A rating. The latest certificate is from January 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 4.4% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £911,000 is 11.8% above the 2021 sale price. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 209 m² it's 22.2% larger than the typical home in the postcode (171 m² median across 6 EPCs). Last sale on file: £815,000 in March 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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
- Bedrooms5
- EnsuiteYes
- StudyYes
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.
Achieving this rating across a home of this size is uncommon — larger homes typically score lower.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 20 Jan 2026
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 5 Spruce Drive, Hawkwell, Hockley, SS5 4FR, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
5 Spruce Drive has been extended on multiple sides of the property across separate planning applications.
- Dec 2018ExtensionFullGranted
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extension
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Latest sale on 5 Spruce Drive was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£911,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.4% per year over 5 years.
Last sold (2021)
£815,000
Growth on file: 4.4% per year over 5 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Spruce Drive homes
Four headline reads against 6 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
5 Spruce Drive outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,900
Street avg £3,425
Floor Area
209 m²
Street avg 176 m²
CO₂ Emissions
2.5 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
0.1 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around SS5 4FR 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.
Beautiful places to visit nearby
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Common questions
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