1 Oyster Cottages, Tinnocks Lane, St Lawrence, Southminster, CM0 7NF

1 Oyster Cottages is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in St. Lawrence, Southminster, Southminster (CM0 7NF). It has a recorded floor area of 85 m² (around 915 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (March 2019) shows an E (score 41), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 3 certificates since June 2009. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, window efficiency went from Poor to Average and lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and main heating dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 69), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.

Untraded for 19 years, with the last transfer in March 2007. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 14% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £334,000 sits 82.5% above the 2007 sale of £183,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£200/sq ft) was about 33.2% below the postcode norm. At 85 m² it sits well below the postcode median (129 m² across 9 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.