12 Elm Grove, Hullbridge, Hockley, SS5 6ER

12 Elm Grove is a three-bedroom detached house in Hullbridge, Hockley, Hockley (SS5 6ER). It has a recorded floor area of 84 m² (around 904 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (April 2025) shows a C (score 70). When first surveyed in March 2014 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 85). Other recorded features include a conservatory.

Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 3.7% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £451,000 is 28.9% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£387/sq ft) was about 59% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2007. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 84 m² it's 16% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (100 m² median across 21 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 81% of similar EPCs). Most recent transfer: October 2022 at £350,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.