70 Somerset Avenue, Westcliff On Sea, SS0 0DL

70 Somerset Avenue is a three-bedroom detached house in Westcliff On Sea (SS0 0DL). It has a recorded floor area of 209 m² (around 2250 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (February 2023) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in September 2016 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76). The property has solar panels on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. It has already been extended once and our model flags further extension potential, a sign of buyer flexibility.

At 209 m² the property is well over the postcode median (74 m² across 14 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Most recent transfer: July 2024 at £460,000. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 2001–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £541,000 is 17.6% above the 2024 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£204/sq ft) was about 39.4% below the postcode norm.