6 North End, Southminster, CM0 7DN

6 North End is a five-bedroom detached house in Southminster (CM0 7DN). It has a recorded floor area of 86 m² (around 926 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1967-1975. The latest certificate (August 2012) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since March 2010. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from August 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since September 2010 — that's 16 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 86 m² it sits well below the postcode median (123 m² across 37 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. Today's modelled estimate of £461,000 is 22.9% above the 2010 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£405/sq ft) was about 102.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 4 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 3 refused.