23 Barnwell Drive, Hockley, SS5 4UZ

23 Barnwell Drive is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Hockley (SS5 4UZ). It has a recorded floor area of 105 m² (around 1130 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (November 2014) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from November 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a conservatory.

Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 7.1% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £399,000 is 14% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£310/sq ft) was about 21.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 105 m² the property is well over the postcode median (56 m² across 48 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2021. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last sold in February 2018, so it's been off the market for around 8 years.