# 4 MANSTED GARDENS, ROCHFORD, ESSEX, SS4 3DE

## Property details

- Slug: `7dfd190` (address key hash: `7dfd190ba9f65b0e764b08f41f852ede9331bfb8`)
- Postcode: SS4 3DE
- Transactions on record: 1

- Tenure: Freehold
- Property type: Semi-detached
- Bedrooms: 3
- Bathrooms: 2
- Floor area: 120 m²
- EPC rating: D
- Year built: England and Wales: 1950-1966
- Last sold: £400,000 Jan 2026
- Price per m²: £3,333/m²
- Local average: £369,240 (42 sales)
- Street crime: 71 incidents within 1 mile (Apr 2026)

## Latest sale

- Price: £400,000
- Date: 2026-01-19
- Type: S
- Tenure: F

## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

- **Current rating:** D
- **Potential rating:** C
- **Expiry date:** 02/10/2035
- **Current heating cost:** £1,286/year
- **Est. upgrade cost to C:** £25,985

### Recommendations
- Q (£7,500 - £11,000)
- W1 (£5,000 - £10,000)
- G (£220 - £250)
- U (£8,000 - £10,000)

[View full EPC on gov.uk](https://find-energy-certificate.service.gov.uk/energy-certificate/8635-0620-1509-0287-5206)

## Price history

| Event | Date | Price | Type | % change | Today’s value (HPI) | Transaction |
|-------|------|-------|------|--------|---------------------|-------------|
| Sold | 2026-01-19 | £400,000 | Semi-detached | — | £399,197 (to March 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/49e87c31-d9ad-591c-e063-4704a8c00c31) |

*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 |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 4 MANSTED GARDENS, ROCHFORD, ESSEX, SS4 3DE | £400,000 | 19/01/2026 | Semi-detached |

## Historic listings

Listing activity only where we matched the listing to a Land Registry sale already on record for this address.

- Matched listing: [87272049](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/1c91209)

| Event | Date | Price |
|-------|------|-------|
| sold | 2026-01-01 | £400,000 |
| listed | 2025-08-27 | £410,000 |
| sold | 2024-01-01 | £350,000 |
| sold | 2001-01-01 | £115,000 |

## Sold Comparables

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

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 4 RUTLAND GARDENS, ROCHFORD, ESSEX, SS4 3AX | £230,000 | 17/12/2025 | Semi-detached |
| 25 CRAVEN CLOSE, ROCHFORD, ESSEX, SS4 3DD | £370,000 | 08/12/2025 | Semi-detached |
| 19 NUTCOMBE CRESCENT, ROCHFORD, ESSEX, SS4 1RT | £367,500 | 25/11/2025 | Semi-detached |
| 40 SPENCER GARDENS, ROCHFORD, ESSEX, SS4 1TJ | £325,000 | 21/11/2025 | Semi-detached |
| 34 WESTBURY, ROCHFORD, ESSEX, SS4 1UL | £406,000 | 17/09/2025 | Semi-detached |
| 23 WESTBURY, ROCHFORD, ESSEX, SS4 1UL | £350,000 | 25/06/2025 | Semi-detached |
| 2 CAMBRIDGE GARDENS, ROCHFORD, ESSEX, SS4 3AU | £355,000 | 23/06/2025 | Semi-detached |
| 42 PRINCESS GARDENS, ROCHFORD, ESSEX, SS4 3BL | £330,000 | 17/11/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 21 RECTORY ROAD, ROCHFORD, ESSEX, SS4 1UD | £325,000 | 10/11/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 59 WESTBURY, ROCHFORD, ESSEX, SS4 1UL | £350,000 | 30/08/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 14 NUTCOMBE CRESCENT, ROCHFORD, ESSEX, SS4 1RT | £350,000 | 04/08/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 2 MANSTED GARDENS, ROCHFORD, ESSEX, SS4 3DE | £312,500 | 27/07/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 44 HAREWOOD AVENUE, ROCHFORD, ESSEX, SS4 3AY | £298,000 | 22/06/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 331 ASHINGDON ROAD, ROCHFORD, ESSEX, SS4 1TS | £255,000 | 19/06/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 50 NUTCOMBE CRESCENT, ROCHFORD, ESSEX, SS4 1RT | £380,000 | 05/05/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 28 RECTORY ROAD, ROCHFORD, ESSEX, SS4 1UD | £395,000 | 28/04/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 12 VAUGHAN CLOSE, ROCHFORD, ESSEX, SS4 1TL | £340,000 | 04/01/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 66 RECTORY ROAD, ROCHFORD, ESSEX, SS4 1UE | £350,000 | 19/12/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 51 SPENCER GARDENS, ROCHFORD, ESSEX, SS4 1TW | £376,000 | 11/11/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 269 ASHINGDON ROAD, ROCHFORD, ESSEX, SS4 1UA | £452,000 | 02/11/2022 | Semi-detached |

**Area average:** £345,850 (20 sales)

## Capital growth trend

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

- **5y growth:** 17.8%
- **10y growth:** 32.1%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

*Official index for Rochford; Semi-detached series; as of March 2026.*

- **1y growth (index):** 5%
- **5y growth (index):** 17.1%
- **10y growth (index):** 36.2%

## Rental Range

*ONS Price Index of Private Rents (Rochford). Low / Realistic / Optimistic = conservative / average / best case.*

- **Low:** £1,164/mo
- **Realistic:** £1,293/mo
- **Optimistic:** £1,422/mo

## LHA (Local Housing Allowance)

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

## Rental Comparables

*Residential lets from OpenRent and Rightmove for the area (same bedroom count). Use to validate rent estimates. Student lets are excluded.*

| Title | Rent | Beds | Distance | As seen on |
|------|------|------|------|------|
| 3 Bed Semi-Detached House, Ashingdon Road, SS4 | £1,795/mo | 3 | 0.49 miles | OpenRent |
| 3 Bed Semi-Detached House, Stambridge Road, SS4 | £1,850/mo | 3 | 1.09 miles | OpenRent |
| 3 Bed Flat, Grey Goose Public House, SS4 | £1,550/mo | 3 | 1.12 miles | OpenRent |
| 3 Bed Flat, Grey Goose Public House, SS4 | £1,550/mo | 3 | 1.12 miles | OpenRent |
| 3 Bed Semi-Detached House, Rocheway, SS4 | £1,870/mo | 3 | 1.19 miles | OpenRent |

**Average rent: £1,723/mo (5 listings)**

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.45% (weak for cashflow)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £224,375
- **Target investor price (1%):** £179,500

*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 £1,795/mo).*

- **Gross yield:** 5.4%
- **Cost-to-rent:** 18.6×
- **Monthly cashflow:** £15/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term)
- **Cash-on-cash ROI:** 0.2%

*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 | 36 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 12 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 11 |
| Other theft | 3 |
| Vehicle crime | 3 |
| Drugs | 2 |
| Possession of weapons | 2 |
| Burglary | 1 |
| Public order | 1 |
| **Total incidents** | **71** |

*Within 1 mile during Apr 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 |
|------|------|----------|--------|
| The King Edmund School | Secondary | 0.3 miles | Good — 7 Mar 2024 |
| Holt Farm Infant School | Primary | 0.4 miles | Good — 8 Feb 2013 |
| Holt Farm Junior School | Primary | 0.5 miles | Good — 24 Apr 2024 |
| St Teresa's Catholic Primary School | Primary | 0.6 miles | Good — 27 Apr 2023 |
| Waterman Primary Academy | Primary | 0.7 miles | Requires improvement — 11 Feb 2024 |