2 Ravenstor Cottages, Main Road, St Lawrence, Southminster, CM0 7LY

2 Ravenstor Cottages is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in St. Lawrence, Southminster, Southminster (CM0 7LY). It has a recorded floor area of 69 m² (around 743 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (October 2014) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in March 2013 the rating was G, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Poor to Average, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and lighting went from Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 75), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from October 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.

Today's modelled estimate of £303,000 sits 75.7% above the 2013 sale of £172,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£232/sq ft) was about 46.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 69 m² it sits well below the postcode median (151 m² across 15 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Last changed hands 13 years ago, in October 2013.