Chrisholme, Riverton Drive, St Lawrence, Southminster, CM0 7NG

Chrisholme is a three-bedroom detached house in St. Lawrence, Southminster, Southminster (CM0 7NG). It has a recorded floor area of 73 m² (around 786 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (August 2024) shows a G (score 15), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it D (June 2014); the latest reading is 3 bands lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor and roof efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 72), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy. The home occupies a corner plot.

At 73 m² it's 22.8% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (95 m² median across 14 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £356,000 is 34.3% above the 2025 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£337/sq ft) was about 64.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £265,000 in January 2025.