3 Abbey Road, Hullbridge, Hockley, SS5 6DG

3 Abbey Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Hullbridge, Hockley, Hockley (SS5 6DG). It has a recorded floor area of 180 m² (around 1938 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (September 2025) shows a C (score 75), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in May 2015 the rating was F, the property has climbed 3 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 83). Other recorded features include outbuildings. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.

At 180 m² the property is well over the postcode median (89 m² across 19 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 89% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £566,000 sits 127.3% above the 2015 sale of £249,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£129/sq ft) was about 46.4% below the postcode norm. 4 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. 11 years since the last transfer (October 2015).