7 Fairview Drive, Westcliff On Sea, SS0 0NY

7 Fairview Drive is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Westcliff On Sea (SS0 0NY). It has a recorded floor area of 126 m² (around 1356 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (January 2025) shows a C (score 70). When first surveyed in August 2014 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 85).

Held since March 1998 — that's 28 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 126 m² the property is well over the postcode median (90 m² across 13 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £465,000 sits 583.8% above the 1998 sale of £68,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£50/sq ft) was about 76.3% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.