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About 4 Abbey Close
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
4 Abbey Close is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Hullbridge, Hockley, Hockley (SS5 6DL). It has a recorded floor area of 60 m² (around 646 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (July 2019) shows an E (score 40), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 87), a 3-band jump.
At 60 m² it sits well below the postcode median (88 m² across 7 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2020. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £374,000 is 33.6% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£434/sq ft) was about 58.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold March 2020 for £280,000.
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
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
4 Abbey Close sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E40
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Very Poor
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
5.4 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 4 Abbey Close, Hullbridge, Hockley, SS5 6DL, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
4 Abbey Close has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
- Aug 2020ExtensionFullGranted
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extension
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£374,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (2020)
£280,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
Versus other Abbey Close homes
Four headline reads against 7 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On epc rating, 4 Abbey Close runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,667
Street avg £3,034
Floor Area
60 m²
Street avg 85 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 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
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Hockley district page.
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
4/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
High Elms Road — bus stop.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around SS5 6DL from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.8dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 39 points of interest in total.
Beautiful places to visit nearby
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