8b, High Street, Southminster, CM0 7DE

8b is a semi-detached house in Southminster (CM0 7DE). It has a recorded floor area of 84 m² (around 904 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (April 2025) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in March 2015 the rating was G, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Poor to Average and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 57). Main heating runs on electricity. At 84 m² this is the 3rd smallest of 7 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 47–141 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (48 versus a best of 79).

Untraded for 19 years, with the last transfer in December 2007. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 83% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £183,000 is 46.4% above the 2007 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£138/sq ft) was about 37.9% below the postcode norm.