9 Pantile Hill, Southminster, CM0 7BA

9 Pantile Hill is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Southminster (CM0 7BA). It has a recorded floor area of 57 m² (around 614 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (February 2019) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in November 2008 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Average and main heating went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78). At 57 m² this is the 4th smallest of 21 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 25–198 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to C across 21 units on file.

Held since September 1995 — that's 31 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £180,000 sits 227.3% above the 1995 sale of £55,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£90/sq ft) was about 54.7% below the postcode norm. At 57 m² it sits well below the postcode median (87 m² across 20 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count.