Roseman Cottage, Burnham Road, Southminster, CM0 7BL

Roseman Cottage is a five-bedroom detached house in Southminster (CM0 7BL). It has a recorded floor area of 81 m² (around 872 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (December 2022) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. The rating has held steady at D across 3 certificates since June 2012. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and main heating dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. Other recorded features include a self-contained annexe.

At 81 m² it sits well below the postcode median (122 m² across 3 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an annexe, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1999–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.1% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£889/sq ft) was about 369.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold November 2024 for £775,000.