Ivydean, Scalby Road, Southminster, CM0 7BP

Ivydean is a detached house in Southminster (CM0 7BP). It has a recorded floor area of 55 m² (around 592 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (March 2013) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since January 2012. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and lighting dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from March 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 55 m² it sits well below the postcode median (205 m² across 6 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. Today's modelled estimate of £331,000 sits 54% above the 2013 sale of £215,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£363/sq ft) was about 89.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2013. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. 13 years since the last transfer (March 2013).