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3 sales on record
About 38a
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
38a is a four-bedroom detached house in Hockley (SS5 5PF). It has a recorded floor area of 114 m² (around 1227 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (September 2020) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 2-band jump.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 7% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £543,000 is 12% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£395/sq ft) was about 56% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2006. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Most recent transfer: February 2021 at £485,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
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.
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D67
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
4.3 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 38a, Branksome Avenue, Hockley, SS5 5PF, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
38a has an approved single-storey front extension on the planning record.
- Dec 2006ExtensionFullGranted
Extension: Single storey · Front of property
Single Storey Sloped Roofed Front Extension
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
38a has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1996.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£543,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.0% per year over 24 years.
Last sold (2021)
£485,000
Growth on file: 7.0% per year over 24 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Branksome Avenue homes
Four headline reads against 29 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Habitable Rooms for 38a runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,254
Street avg £3,880
Floor Area
114 m²
Street avg 124 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 5 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
0.2 km
Orchard Avenue — bus stop.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around SS5 5PF from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.0dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 35 points of interest in total.
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Common questions
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