5 Buyl Avenue, SS8 8DQ

Detached house68 m²EPC DBand CFreehold

5 Buyl Avenue is a freehold detached house on Buyl Avenue in SS8. It last sold for £340,000 in 2023 — its 2nd recorded sale, up 24% on its first recorded sale of £275,000 in 2016.

EPC DCouncil tax C

What this home is

The physical record — from its EPC assessments, HM Land Registry and the VOA.

Property type
Detached house
Detached
Floor area
77 m²
829 sq ft
Built
1983-1990
EPC construction age band
Tenure
Freehold
CO₂
3 t/yr
current estimate

EPC data © Crown copyright; bedrooms are the register's estimate, not a survey. Tenure from HM Land Registry.

What is it worth now?

An indicative projection from its own sale record — the report's valuation prices it against individual comparable sales.

Indicatively £339,000£411,000 today, projected from its 2023 sale.

Indicative value
£339,000£411,000
Carrying the 2023 sale forward at this home's own compounded growth — 3.3%/yr across 2 recorded sales. It can't see condition or improvements.
Last sold (2023)
£340,000
Growth on file: 3.3% per year across 2 sales.
Sold 2023 · £340k£411k£339k2026

From the 2023 sale, the indicative range widens as time passes — the cone is that growing uncertainty, not a forecast.

SS8 £/m² (recent sales)£3,808this home £5,000 at its last sale
The local market
Official house price index (UK HPI)

Across Castle Point, the official average home value is £363,997+3% in a year, +15% over five.

Detached£488,251
Semi-detached£355,933
Terraced£291,167
Flat / maisonette£168,768

Covers the whole Castle Point area, not this postcode.

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The precise, comparables-based valuation

A point estimate with likely and wide ranges, built from individual comparable sales nearby — each listed with address, date, size and adjusted price.

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Comparable sales analysed
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Point estimate
Likely range (p50) & wide range (p80)
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Every comparable — address, date, size, sold & adjusted price

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Indicative range projected from HM Land Registry sold prices; not a formal valuation, survey or appraisal.

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Sale history

Every transaction HM Land Registry records for 5 Buyl Avenue, newest first.

2 recorded sales since 2016, up 24% from first to latest.

£100k£200k£300k200820122016202020242026£324k+24%Sold 2023: £340,000£340kSold 2016: £275,000£275k
£100k£200k£300k201520212026£324k+24%Sold 2023: £340,000£340kSold 2016: £275,000£275k
SS8 yearly medianThis home's recorded sales

This home's recorded sales joined up, with the change between each — against SS8's yearly median.

Energy certificate 16 Jan 2025
Rated EPC C · 68 m² recorded
Recorded at this certificate — so at some point since the previous one in 16 Sept 2016:
Efficiency
EPC improved from D to C
31 Jul 2023Most recent
£340,000+24%
Detached house · Freehold · +3.3%/yr since the previous sale
Floor area fell 77→68 m² (-9 m²) — possibly split, reconfigured or re-measured
Recorded between EPC assessments of Sept 2016 and Jan 2025 — the price jump at this sale suggests the work came just before it.
15 Dec 2016
£275,000
Detached house · Freehold
Energy certificate 16 Sept 2016
Rated EPC D · 77 m² recorded
Built 1983-1990
Property built
1983–1999
What a home of this era typically means
  • Insulated cavity walls and double glazing become the norm, so thermal performance is markedly better than pre-war stock.

HM Land Registry Price Paid Data; sales before 1995 are not in the public dataset.

Energy & running costs

What 5 Buyl Avenue's Energy Performance Certificates say about efficiency, cost and construction.

EPC band D (67/100) — improvable to B
Heating, hot water and lighting estimated at about £714 a year. Certificate valid until January 2035.
A92+
B81–91
Potential · 87
C69–80
D55–68
This home · 67
E39–54
F21–38
G1–20
CO₂ emissions
3 t/yr
current estimate
Built
1983-1990
EPC construction age band
Built form
Detached
Running cost
£714/yr
heating + hot water + lighting
Certificate
16 Jan 2025
latest of 2 on record
Between its certificates
RatingDC67Improved
16 Jan 2025Floor area fell 77→68 m² (-9 m²) — possibly split, reconfigured or re-measured
16 Jan 2025EPC improved from D to C
Heat pump?Good candidate
Built 1983-1990 — modern enough building regs that the fabric should suit a heat pump's lower flow temperatures.
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The construction detail, element by element

Every fabric element as the assessor described it — walls, roof, floor, windows, hot water and heating construction with its efficiency rating — plus glazing detail and itemised running costs.

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Wall construction & insulation, as assessed
Roof & floor construction, as assessed
Windows & glazing detail
Heating & hot-water systems, with efficiency ratings
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EPC data © Crown copyright, from the domestic EPC register. Certificates describe the home as assessed on their date.

The practical file

The running costs and everyday infrastructure a viewing can't show you.

Council tax band C (≈£2,061/yr) · gigabit broadband reaches 0% of premises.

Council tax
Band C
£2,061/yr · Castle Point
Gigabit broadband
0%
of premises here
Top speed
0 Mbps
median 0 Mbps
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Every amenity, counted and priced

The full amenity list by category with names and distances — supermarkets to GPs to gyms — plus parks with sizes and every connectivity measure in full.

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Connectivity measures in full

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VOA council-tax band with the authority's current rates; Ofcom broadband coverage; amenities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); EV charging from the National Chargepoint Registry; hygiene ratings from the Food Standards Agency.

The neighbourhood

Who lives here and how the area ranks — the Castle Point 008B neighbourhood, from the Census and the Indices of Deprivation.

IMD decile 5/10mid-range for England; household income about 7% above the national average; shared/rented housing low.

5/10Mid-range for England
1 · most deprived10 · least deprived

In plain terms: a weaker education & skills.

Breakdown by domain
Income4/10
Employment4/10
Education & skills3/10
Health6/10
Crime6/10
Housing & access5/10
Living environment6/10

ONS Census 2021 and the English Indices of Deprivation, at neighbourhood (LSOA/MSOA) level — the immediate pocket, not the whole postcode district.

The street and the area

Where 5 Buyl Avenue sits in its local market.

SS8 median
£292,500
last 8 years
SS8 £/m²
£3,808
last 8 years

5 Buyl Avenue: quick answers

From HM Land Registry, EPC, VOA, Police.uk, DfE and Environment Agency records.

When did 5 Buyl Avenue last sell, and for how much?

5 Buyl Avenue last sold for £340,000 on 31 Jul 2023, according to HM Land Registry.

How many times has 5 Buyl Avenue been sold?

HM Land Registry records 2 sales for 5 Buyl Avenue between 2016 and 2023. Sales before 1995 are not in the public dataset.

How big is 5 Buyl Avenue?

Its most recent Energy Performance Certificate records 68 m² of floor area.

What council tax band is 5 Buyl Avenue?

5 Buyl Avenue is in council tax band C, costing about £2,061 a year (Castle Point).

How energy efficient is 5 Buyl Avenue?

Its most recent EPC rates it D (score 67). Its recommended improvements would take it to B.

What is 5 Buyl Avenue worth today?

Carrying its 2023 sale price forward with its own compounded sale-price growth of 3.3% a year across 2 sales suggests roughly £339,000–£411,000 as of 2026. This is indicative only — the full report values it against individual comparable sales.

How fast is broadband at 5 Buyl Avenue?

Top available download speed is around 0 Mbps. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 0% of premises in this postcode. (Source: Ofcom)

Other homes at SS8 8DQ

Recorded sales for the other addresses sharing this postcode on Buyl Avenue.

HM Land Registry last recorded sale per address; unsold homes show no price.

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The data behind this dossier
HM Land RegistryEPC RegisterValuation Office AgencyPolice.ukDfE & OfstedEnvironment AgencyDEFRAUKHSA & BGSCoal AuthorityOfcomNaPTANOpenStreetMap

Contains public-sector data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0 where applicable. Amenity data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Sales before 1995 are not in the public dataset. Figures describe recorded data and are not a survey or valuation of this home; the indicative range is a projection, not an appraisal. marks detail included in the £5 report.