285a, Southbourne Grove, Westcliff On Sea, SS0 0AL

285a is a four-bedroom detached house in Westcliff On Sea (SS0 0AL). It has a recorded floor area of 233 m² (around 2508 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band F. There is a swimming pool on the plot, uncommon for the area. Period features are noted in the property record. The latest certificate (May 2013) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. Earlier certificates rated it C (July 2012); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Average to Good; while lighting dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 73). The latest certificate is from May 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 233 m² the property is well over the postcode median (125 m² across 21 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £963,000 is 13.3% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£339/sq ft) was about 67% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: March 2021 at £850,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.