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Retort Close, SS1

Sold prices, £/m² and street profile from HM Land Registry records.

Median sold price
£180,000
all recorded sales
£ per m²
£3,550
from EPC floor areas
Recorded sales
168
Distinct homes
81
Price range
£95,000 – £250,000
Sales recorded
2005 → 2026
first to latest sale
The street in brief

Retort Close is almost entirely flats. The median sale price is £180,000, about 42% below the typical SS1 sale. On floor area that works out near £3,550 per square metre, below the district's £3,750. The street has lagged the SS1 trend. The record shows 168 sales across 81 homes since 2005.

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Retort Close prices over time

Median sold price on the street by year, from 168 HM Land Registry records. Years with no recorded sales are left blank rather than joined up.

This street — yearly medianSS1 district trend
£0£100k£200k£300k£400k200520102015202020252005: £169,995 median · 23 sales2006: £186,998 median · 58 sales2007: £166,000 median · 3 sales2009: £114,000 median · 3 sales2010: £120,000 median · 1 sale2011: £111,000 median · 5 sales2012: £125,000 median · 3 sales2013: £125,000 median · 4 sales2014: £149,950 median · 1 sale2015: £149,250 median · 6 sales2016: £165,500 median · 11 sales2017: £155,000 median · 5 sales2018: £189,500 median · 8 sales2019: £185,500 median · 8 sales2020: £190,000 median · 6 sales2021: £185,000 median · 7 sales2022: £210,000 median · 5 sales2023: £230,000 median · 3 sales2024: £180,000 median · 3 sales2025: £208,000 median · 3 sales2026: £212,500 median · 2 sales

Median sold price by year vs the SS1 district trend. Street medians on thin years reflect few sales — hover a dot for the exact figure.

How Retort Close compares

Retort Close against the SS1 district's busiest streets, the district itself, and the official UK House Price Index for the wider area.

Thorpe Hall Avenue£538k · 60
Woodgrange Drive£459k · 98
Victoria Road£330k · 69
Eastern Esplanade£313k · 70
Cambridge Road£277k · 56
Barnstaple Road£258k · 63
Station Road£190k · 94
Retort Close£190k · 41
Southchurch Avenue£180k · 76
Southchurch Road£158k · 98

Median sold price and sale count over the last 8years for the district's busiest streets.

This street
£180,000
median · all recorded sales
SS1 district
£310,000
median · last 8 years · street -42%
England
£291,445
average price (UK House Price Index), Apr 2026 · +3.9% in 12 months

Retort Close's £180,000 median sits about 42% below SS1's £310,000; on floor space it runs £3,550/m² against the district's £3,750/m² (-5%).

Street and SS1 figures are medians of HM Land Registry sales; the England figures are the UK House Price Index mix-adjusted average — a different basis, so compare direction rather than levels between the two.

Every recorded sale on Retort Close

Individual transactions as recorded by HM Land Registry, newest first.

DateAddressTypeNew buildPrice
27 Feb 202665 · SS1 2AQFlat—£235,000
3 Feb 202634 · SS1 2AQFlat—£190,000
10 Jun 20252 · SS1 2AQFlat—£250,000
31 Mar 202569 · SS1 2AQFlat—£190,000
29 Jan 202558 · SS1 2AQFlat—£208,000
18 Dec 202416 · SS1 2AQFlat—£215,000
2 Sept 202474 · SS1 2AQFlat—£180,000
1 Aug 20246 · SS1 2AQnon-standardOther—£212,000
2 May 202477 · SS1 2AQFlat—£167,500
5 Dec 202318 · SS1 2AQFlat—£230,000
27 Jan 202378 · SS1 2AQFlat—£235,000
5 Jan 202328 · SS1 2AQFlat—£220,000
24 Nov 202213 · SS1 2AQFlat—£224,000
30 Sept 202241 · SS1 2AQFlat—£180,000
12 Aug 202210 · SS1 2AQFlat—£235,000
28 Apr 202275 · SS1 2AQFlat—£210,000
11 Feb 202242 · SS1 2AQFlat—£182,500
22 Dec 202132 · SS1 2AQFlat—£183,500
7 Dec 20214 · SS1 2AQFlat—£225,000
30 Sept 202119 · SS1 2AQFlat—£225,000
27 Aug 202124 · SS1 2AQFlat—£220,000
17 Jun 202160 · SS1 2AQFlat—£185,000
11 Jun 202178 · SS1 2AQFlat—£178,000
26 Mar 202153 · SS1 2AQnon-standardFlat—£190,000
25 Feb 202125 · SS1 2AQFlat—£180,000
1 Feb 202151 · SS1 2AQnon-standardFlat—£165,000
9 Dec 202033 · SS1 2AQnon-standardFlat—£190,000
13 Oct 20202 · SS1 2AQFlat—£200,000
13 Oct 202023 · SS1 2AQFlat—£215,000
22 May 202037 · SS1 2AQFlat—£170,000
20 Mar 202062 · SS1 2AQFlat—£190,000
22 Jan 20204 · SS1 2AQFlat—£188,000
10 Jan 202010 · SS1 2AQFlat—£190,000
6 Dec 201952 · SS1 2AQFlat—£158,000
25 Oct 201930 · SS1 2AQFlat—£155,000
13 Sept 201944 · SS1 2AQFlat—£182,000
10 Sept 20198 · SS1 2AQFlat—£175,000
28 Jun 201922 · SS1 2AQFlat—£194,000
14 Jun 201914 · SS1 2AQFlat—£195,000
21 May 201918 · SS1 2AQFlat—£207,000
14 Mar 20196 · SS1 2AQFlat—£189,000
25 Oct 201828 · SS1 2AQFlat—£190,000
7 Sept 201861 · SS1 2AQFlat—£200,000
23 Aug 201817 · SS1 2AQFlat—£197,000
3 Aug 201833 · SS1 2AQFlat—£179,000
25 May 201878 · SS1 2AQFlat—£183,000
29 Mar 20187 · SS1 2AQFlat—£189,000
20 Feb 201867 · SS1 2AQFlat—£180,000
16 Feb 201859 · SS1 2AQFlat—£190,000
2 Oct 201735 · SS1 2AQFlat—£155,000

Sales marked non-standardare Land Registry “additional price paid” entries — bulk purchases, repossessions, right-to-buy and similar transfers. They're listed for completeness but excluded from every median and comparison figure on this page.

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More streets in SS1

Sold-price profiles for nearby streets, and the wider SS1 area guide.

Southchurch RoadYork RoadWoodgrange DriveEastern EsplanadeSouthchurch AvenueStation RoadVictoria RoadAmbleside DriveShaftesbury AvenueCambridge RoadAlexandra RoadThorpe Hall Avenue
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Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, including the UK House Price Index. EPC data © Crown copyright. Licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures summarise recorded sales on the street and are not a valuation of any individual home.