42 Scotts Hill, Southminster, CM0 7BG

42 Scotts Hill is a semi-detached house in Southminster (CM0 7BG). It has a recorded floor area of 61 m² (around 657 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (December 2024) shows an F (score 34), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it E (July 2014); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and main heating dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.

At 61 m² it sits well below the postcode median (152 m² across 11 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 10 years since the last transfer (September 2016). Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1999–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 10.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £281,000 is 27.7% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£335/sq ft) was about 16.3% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 2 refused.