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EV charger
About 7 Branksome Avenue
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
7 Branksome Avenue is a five-bedroom semi-detached house in Hockley (SS5 5PF). It has a recorded floor area of 83 m² (around 893 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The property has an EV charger on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. The latest certificate (November 2020) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 15.7% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £659,000 is 15.6% above the 2024 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£638/sq ft) was about 159.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. A recent sale: £570,000 in December 2024. At 83 m² it sits well below the postcode median (119 m² across 29 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a garage conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms3
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Dining roomYes
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
D65
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
3.6 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 7 Branksome Avenue, Hockley, SS5 5PF, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
7 Branksome Avenue has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
- Oct 2021Garage ConversionFullGranted
Extension: Single storey · Front of property
Proposed single storey front extension and convert garage to habitable accommodation
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
7 Branksome Avenue valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£659,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 15.7% per year over 3 years.
Last sold (2024)
£570,000
Growth on file: 15.7% per year over 3 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.
On price per m², 7 Branksome Avenue stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£6,867
Street avg £3,767
Floor Area
83 m²
Street avg 125 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 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
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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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