1 The Square, Tillingham, Southminster, CM0 7TP

1 The Square is a four-bedroom detached house in Tillingham, Southminster, Southminster (CM0 7TP). It has a recorded floor area of 190 m² (around 2045 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. It is a listed building, which means external alterations are tightly controlled but it may qualify for heritage tax reliefs. The latest certificate (December 2020) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in October 2008 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.

Untraded for 20 years, with the last transfer in June 2006. At 190 m² the property is well over the postcode median (142 m² across 4 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £440,000 sits 161.9% above the 2006 sale of £168,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£82/sq ft) was about 65% below the postcode norm. 12 planning records sit against the property, 6 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include new windows and an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.