42b, High Street, Southminster, CM0 7AY

42b is a two-bedroom detached house in Southminster (CM0 7AY). It has a recorded floor area of 62 m² (around 667 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2012-2021 and council tax band C. The property has solar panels on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. The latest certificate (January 2026) shows a C (score 78), near the top of the C band. The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since January 2013. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and window efficiency dropped from Very Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 83). This certificate was lodged in the last six months, so the rating reflects current condition.

Untraded for 16 years, with the last transfer in May 2010. At 62 m² it's 21.5% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (79 m² median across 22 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 82% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £339,000 is 41.3% above the 2010 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£360/sq ft) was about 53.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode.