5 Marlborough Avenue, Tillingham, Southminster, CM0 7TN

5 Marlborough Avenue is a detached house in Tillingham, Southminster, Southminster (CM0 7TN). It has a recorded floor area of 83 m² (around 893 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (June 2014) shows an E (score 41), 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 Good, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 63). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from June 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Across 2013–2014, sale prices on this property compounded at 46.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £376,000 sits 56.7% above the 2014 sale of £240,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£269/sq ft) was about 64.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 83 m² it sits well below the postcode median (145 m² across 7 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2017. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last sold in September 2014, so it's been off the market for around 12 years.