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3 sales on record
About Hillcrest Ferns
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Hillcrest Ferns is a three-bedroom detached house in Hockley (SS5 4SS). It has a recorded floor area of 154 m² (around 1658 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (November 2018) shows an F (score 33), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 3-band jump. Period features are noted in the property record.
4 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused, 1 pending. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. An active application for an extension is awaiting a decision. Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 6.9% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £892,000 is 12.9% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£477/sq ft) was about 54.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 154 m² it sits well below the postcode median (241 m² across 15 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Sold December 2018 for £790,000.
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
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Hillcrest Ferns sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
F
F33
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
12.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Hillcrest Ferns, Church Road, Hockley, SS5 4SS, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Hillcrest Ferns has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
- Nov 2019ExtensionAmendmentGrant Lawful Development Certificate
Extension: Single storey · Side and rear of property
Proposed single storey rear and side extensions with roof alteration of hip-to-gable
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Price for Hillcrest Ferns has grown more than fourfold since the 1995 starting point.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£892,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.9% per year over 24 years.
Last sold (2018)
£790,000
Growth on file: 6.9% per year over 24 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Church Road homes
Four headline reads against 15 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Price per m² for Hillcrest Ferns runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£5,130
Street avg £3,423
Floor Area
154 m²
Street avg 250 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Similar properties nearby
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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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
0.4 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around SS5 4SS from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.5dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 42 points of interest in total.
Beautiful places to visit nearby
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