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About 20 Main Road
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
20 Main Road is a two-bedroom detached house in Hawkwell, Hockley, Hockley (SS5 4JN). It has a recorded floor area of 85 m² (around 915 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (June 2019) shows an E (score 42), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 3-band jump. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy. The home occupies a corner plot.
At 85 m² it sits well below the postcode median (139 m² across 7 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. 5 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include a loft conversion and an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £484,000 is 21.8% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£434/sq ft) was about 94.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: January 2020 at £397,500.
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
Outside
- Private gardenrear
- GarageYes
- Corner plot
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
20 Main Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E42
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
6.7 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 20 Main Road, Hawkwell, Hockley, SS5 4JN, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
A a loft conversion application was refused at 20 Main Road in 2023.
- Nov 2023Loft ConversionAmendmentGrant Lawful Development Certificate
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for proposed Installation of rear dormer to rear roof slope together with 2no shallow projection roof lights to front roof slope
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£484,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (2020)
£397,500
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
Versus other Main Road homes
Four headline reads against 7 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Floor Area for 20 Main Road lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,676
Street avg £2,895
Floor Area
85 m²
Street avg 139 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.
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
0.0 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around SS5 4JN from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.2dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 46 points of interest in total.
Beautiful places to visit nearby
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Common questions
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