22 The Plovers, St Lawrence, Southminster, CM0 7PE

22 The Plovers is a two-bedroom detached house in St. Lawrence, Southminster, Southminster (CM0 7PE). It has a recorded floor area of 73 m² (around 786 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (June 2026) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 71). Main heating runs on oil. This certificate was lodged in the last six months, so the rating reflects current condition. The home occupies a corner plot.

Held since December 2008 — that's 18 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 73 m² the property is well over the postcode median (45 m² across 21 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 71% of similar EPCs). Across 1995–2008, sale prices on this property compounded at 14.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £303,000 sits 59.5% above the 2008 sale of £190,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£242/sq ft) was about 19.5% below the postcode norm. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2003.