Caidge Croft, Scotts Hill, Southminster, CM0 7BG

Caidge Croft is a five-bedroom detached house in Southminster (CM0 7BG). It has a recorded floor area of 262 m² (around 2820 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2007 onwards and council tax band F. The latest certificate (November 2017) shows a C (score 76), near the top of the C band. Earlier certificates rated it B (September 2013); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and main heating dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 91). Main heating runs on electricity. Other recorded features include a self-contained annexe, outbuildings and attached land beyond the plot.

At 262 m² the property is well over the postcode median (83 m² across 10 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count. Today's modelled estimate of £879,000 sits 75.8% above the 2014 sale of £499,995. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£177/sq ft) was about 51.2% below the postcode norm. Last changed hands 12 years ago, in August 2014. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2015.