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

3 The Plovers is a detached house in St. Lawrence, Southminster, Southminster (CM0 7PE). It has a recorded floor area of 45 m² (around 484 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (April 2025) shows an F (score 30), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it E (March 2012); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Average to Good, roof efficiency went from Poor to Average and lighting went from Average to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor and main heating dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 90), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

It hasn't traded since December 1999, a hold of 27 years that's notably long for the area. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £225,000 sits 542.9% above the 1999 sale of £35,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£72/sq ft) was about 75.7% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.