21 Aldermans Hill, Hockley, SS5 4RP

21 Aldermans Hill is a five-bedroom detached house in Hockley (SS5 4RP). It has a recorded floor area of 259 m² (around 2788 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (April 2019) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76). Other recorded features include a balcony and notable views. Period features are noted in the property record. The home occupies a corner plot.

It hasn't traded since August 1996, a hold of 30 years that's notably long for the area. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 259 m² the property is well over the postcode median (130 m² across 10 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £752,000 sits 461.2% above the 1996 sale of £134,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£48/sq ft) was about 82.6% below the postcode norm. 4 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.