# 56 TOWER COURT, WESTCLIFF-ON-SEA, SOUTHEND-ON-SEA, SS0 7QH

## Property details

- Slug: `27f3633` (address key hash: `27f363380aca526a486b046dda743929e9a699ec`)
- Postcode: SS0 7QH
- Transactions on record: 2

- Tenure: Leasehold
- Property type: Flat
- Bedrooms (EPC estimate): 2
- Floor area: 92 m²
- EPC rating: D
- Year built: England and Wales: 1967-1975
- Last sold: £245,000 Dec 2020
- Price per m²: £2,663/m²
- Local average: £224,724 (67 sales)
- Street crime: 826 incidents within 1 mile (Mar 2026)

## Latest sale

- Price: £245,000
- Date: 2020-12-15
- Type: F
- Tenure: L

## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

- **Current rating:** D
- **Potential rating:** C
- **Current heating cost:** £585/year

### Recommendations
- B (1,500)
- Q (14,000)
- E (20)
- L2 (2,400)

[View full EPC on gov.uk](https://find-energy-certificate.service.gov.uk/energy-certificate/8840-7923-7740-0001-0206)

## Price history

| Event | Date | Price | Type | % change | Today’s value (HPI) | Transaction |
|-------|------|-------|------|--------|---------------------|-------------|
| Sold | 2020-12-15 | £245,000 | Flat | +206.3% | £262,934 (to February 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/bc8936bb-7679-0e2c-e053-6c04a8c0dbf4) |
| Sold | 1999-07-28 | £80,000 | Flat | — | £354,605 (to February 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/a9f091d3-d3cc-4cdc-b035-f4e5b5423ced) |

*Today’s value (HPI): adjusted using published house price index trends for the area and property type; not a valuation of the property today.*

## Sales History

*Recorded sales for this property. Data from Land Registry Price Paid.*

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 56 TOWER COURT, WESTCLIFF-ON-SEA, SOUTHEND-ON-SEA, SS0 7QH | £245,000 | 15/12/2020 | Flat |
| 56 TOWER COURT, WESTCLIFF-ON-SEA, SOUTHEND-ON-SEA, SS0 7QH | £80,000 | 28/07/1999 | Flat |

## Sold Comparables

*Same street and nearby sales within 0.25 miles. Data from Land Registry Price Paid. Last 5 years.*

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 49 TOWER COURT, WESTCLIFF-ON-SEA, SOUTHEND-ON-SEA, SS0 7QH | £307,500 | 20/03/2026 | Flat |
| 118 FLAT 1 ALEXANDRA ROAD, SOUTHEND-ON-SEA, SS1 1HB | £250,000 | 28/11/2025 | Flat |
| 29A AVENUE ROAD, WESTCLIFF-ON-SEA, SOUTHEND-ON-SEA, SS0 7PN | £250,000 | 19/11/2025 | Flat |
| 32 FLAT 2 CLIFFTOWN PARADE, SOUTHEND-ON-SEA, SS1 1DL | £440,000 | 12/11/2025 | Flat |
| REGENTS COURT, 151 FLAT 23 ALEXANDRA ROAD, SOUTHEND-ON-SEA, SS1 1HE | £205,000 | 30/10/2025 | Flat |
| 17 FLAT 1 WINTON AVENUE, WESTCLIFF-ON-SEA, SOUTHEND-ON-SEA, SS0 7QU | £117,000 | 20/10/2025 | Flat |
| THE PAVILIONS, 140 FLAT 61 CAMBRIDGE ROAD, SOUTHEND-ON-SEA, SS1 1HP | £155,000 | 29/08/2025 | Flat |
| 18 TOWER COURT, WESTCLIFF-ON-SEA, SOUTHEND-ON-SEA, SS0 7QQ | £290,000 | 12/06/2025 | Flat |
| 10A ST VINCENTS ROAD, WESTCLIFF-ON-SEA, SOUTHEND-ON-SEA, SS0 7PR | £600,000 | 21/01/2025 | Flat |
| 10B ST VINCENTS ROAD, WESTCLIFF-ON-SEA, SOUTHEND-ON-SEA, SS0 7PR | £575,000 | 21/01/2025 | Flat |
| 3 IMPERIAL COURT, WESTCLIFF-ON-SEA, SOUTHEND-ON-SEA, SS0 7QL | £235,000 | 20/12/2023 | Flat |
| THE PAVILIONS, 140 FLAT 22 CAMBRIDGE ROAD, SOUTHEND-ON-SEA, SS1 1HP | £132,000 | 19/12/2023 | Flat |
| 1A AVENUE TERRACE, WESTCLIFF-ON-SEA, SOUTHEND-ON-SEA, SS0 7PL | £230,000 | 15/12/2023 | Flat |
| 65A CAMBRIDGE ROAD, SOUTHEND-ON-SEA, SS1 1EP | £268,000 | 21/11/2023 | Flat |
| STRATTON HOUSE FLAT 7 WESTCLIFF PARADE, WESTCLIFF-ON-SEA, SOUTHEND-ON-SEA, SS0 7QD | £972,500 | 11/10/2023 | Flat |
| 14B MARINE AVENUE, WESTCLIFF-ON-SEA, SOUTHEND-ON-SEA, SS0 7PS | £100,000 | 13/03/2023 | Flat |
| 118 FLAT 2 ALEXANDRA ROAD, SOUTHEND-ON-SEA, SS1 1HB | £230,000 | 16/12/2022 | Flat |
| 12A WESTCLIFF AVENUE, WESTCLIFF-ON-SEA, SOUTHEND-ON-SEA, SS0 7QR | £330,000 | 16/12/2022 | Flat |
| 116A CAMBRIDGE ROAD, SOUTHEND-ON-SEA, SS1 1ER | £220,000 | 16/12/2022 | Flat |
| THE PAVILIONS, 140 FLAT 37 CAMBRIDGE ROAD, SOUTHEND-ON-SEA, SS1 1HP | £205,000 | 16/11/2022 | Flat |

**Area average:** £305,600 (20 sales)

## Capital growth trend

*Land Registry outcode average from sold prices: last 12 months vs 5y and 10y ago.*

- **5y growth:** 1.8%
- **10y growth:** 18.1%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

*Official index for Southend-on-Sea; Flats and maisonettes series; as of February 2026.*

- **1y growth (index):** -0.7%
- **5y growth (index):** 4.6%
- **10y growth (index):** 29.7%

## Rental Range

*ONS Price Index of Private Rents (Southend-on-Sea). Low / Realistic / Optimistic = conservative / average / best case.*

- **Low:** £1,154/mo
- **Realistic:** £1,282/mo
- **Optimistic:** £1,410/mo

## LHA (Local Housing Allowance)

*VOA 30th percentile rent floor for Southend (Apr 2025 – Mar 2026).*

## Rental Comparables

*Residential lets in the area (all bedroom counts shown — none matched the 2-bedroom EPC estimate). Student lets are excluded.*

| Title | Rent | Beds | Distance | As seen on |
|------|------|------|------|------|
| 1 Bed Maisonette, Colchester Road, SS2 | £1,150/mo | 1 | 0.81 miles | OpenRent |

**Average rent: £1,150/mo (1 listing)**

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.47% (weak for cashflow)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £143,750
- **Target investor price (1%):** £115,000

*Monthly rent ÷ price. 1%+ = strong, 0.8–1% = okay, <0.8% = weak. Max investor price = rent ÷ 0.8% (Stoke-style target). Target investor price = rent ÷ 1% (strong cashflow band). Based on OpenRent comparables.*

## Rent-driven metrics

*Based on OpenRent comparables (median £1,150/mo).*

- **Gross yield:** 5.6%
- **Cost-to-rent:** 17.8×
- **Monthly cashflow:** £45/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term)
- **Cash-on-cash ROI:** 0.8%

*Gross yield = annual rent as % of price (no costs). Cost-to-rent = price ÷ annual rent (from OpenRent comparables); under 14× = strong, 14–16× = acceptable, 17×+ = compressed. Cashflow = rent − mortgage − 10% maintenance − £25/mo compliance; assumes 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term. ROI = annual profit ÷ cash in (deposit + 4% purchase costs).*

## Flood risk

- **Zone:** 1
- **Risk:** Low
- **Source:** Not in Flood Risk Area (no data)

[Check long-term flood risk (GOV.UK)](https://check-long-term-flood-risk.service.gov.uk/postcode)

## Street-level crime

| Category | Count |
|----------|-------|
| Violence and sexual offences | 362 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 99 |
| Shoplifting | 67 |
| Public order | 61 |
| Drugs | 57 |
| Other theft | 40 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 38 |
| Vehicle crime | 27 |
| Burglary | 17 |
| Other crime | 13 |
| Robbery | 13 |
| Theft from the person | 13 |
| Possession of weapons | 11 |
| Bicycle theft | 8 |
| **Total incidents** | **826** |

*Within 1 mile during Mar 2026. Source: data.police.uk (England & Wales).*

## Schools nearby

*Nearest open schools with Ofsted ratings (England). Closed schools are not shown.*

| Name | Type | Distance | Ofsted |
|------|------|----------|--------|
| Compass Community School Boleyn Park | Other | 0.1 miles | Good — 27 Jul 2023 |
| St Bernard's High School | Secondary | 0.2 miles | Good — 22 Jun 2012 |
| Barons Court Primary School and Nursery | Primary | 0.3 miles | Outstanding — 25 May 2017 |
| Milton Hall Primary School and Nursery | Primary | 0.4 miles | Good — 17 Jun 2024 |
| South Essex College of Further and  Higher Education | Other | 0.5 miles | — (No rating) |