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3 sales on record
About 8 Caernarvon Close
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
8 Caernarvon Close is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Hockley (SS5 4XH). It has a recorded floor area of 42 m² (around 452 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (April 2022) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since February 2010. Between certificates, main heating dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 91), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 6.5% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£520/sq ft) was about 147.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer was June 2025 at £235,000 — fresh data. At 42 m² it sits well below the postcode median (74 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 73% of similar EPCs). 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count.
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
- Bedrooms1
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- Private gardenrear
- Parking
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Apr 2022
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D55
E
F
G
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
3.0 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
8 Caernarvon Close has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1996.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£257,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.5% per year over 29 years.
Last sold (2025)
£235,000
Growth on file: 6.5% per year over 29 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Caernarvon Close homes
Four headline reads against 15 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
8 Caernarvon Close outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£5,595
Street avg £3,649
Floor Area
42 m²
Street avg 79 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 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.
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
4/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.4 km
SEETEC — bus stop.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around SS5 4XH from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.2dB
Everything within walking distance
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