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Get started21a is a semi-detached house in Southminster (CM0 7ES). It has a recorded floor area of 31 m² (around 334 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band A. At 31 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (31–295 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to C across 21 units on file. The latest certificate (September 2024) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (April 2009); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average and hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79). Main heating runs on electricity.
Held since June 2004 — that's 22 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 31 m² it sits well below the postcode median (98 m² across 20 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Today's modelled estimate of £220,000 is 18.9% above the 2004 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£554/sq ft) was about 182% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
£220,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£185,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.0 km
Vicarage Meadow — bus stop.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.0dB

Changes detected from historical EPC data
More low energy lighting installed
Hot water efficiency decreased
Cavity wall insulation installed
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
More low energy lighting installed
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
Heating system changed
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
More low energy lighting installed
More low energy lighting installed
Hot water system changed
Hot water system upgraded
Hot water system upgraded
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25 June 2004Most recent
£185,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CM0 7ES: £295,000 (2025–2024).
CM0 7SA
Closest school
0.1 km
St Leonard's Church of England Primary School. 3 schools nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.7dB
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