164 Southbourne Grove, Westcliff On Sea, SS0 0AA

164 Southbourne Grove is a one-bedroom detached house in Westcliff On Sea (SS0 0AA). It has a recorded floor area of 139 m² (around 1496 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (June 2020) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in May 2010 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 2-band jump.

Held since February 2007 — that's 19 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 139 m² the property is well over the postcode median (98 m² across 24 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 71% of similar EPCs). 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Across 2001–2007, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £510,000 sits 112.5% above the 2007 sale of £240,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£160/sq ft) was about 18.3% below the postcode norm. 3 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 2 refused.