Windfield, Church Road, Hockley, SS5 4SS

Windfield is a three-bedroom detached house in Hockley (SS5 4SS). It has a recorded floor area of 140 m² (around 1507 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (April 2025) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in August 2011 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77). Period features are noted in the property record.

5 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused, 3 pending. An active application for tree works is awaiting a decision. Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 4.5% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £789,000 is 34.9% above the 2015 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£388/sq ft) was about 32.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 140 m² it sits well below the postcode median (241 m² across 15 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 80% of similar EPCs). Last sold in February 2015, so it's been off the market for around 11 years.