119 Gainsborough Drive, Westcliff On Sea, SS0 0SN

119 Gainsborough Drive is a two-bedroom detached house in Westcliff On Sea (SS0 0SN). It has a recorded floor area of 70 m² (around 753 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band A. At 70 m² this is the 24th smallest of 33 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 25–137 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (February 2021) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. When first surveyed in January 2009 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good.

Untraded for 17 years, with the last transfer in February 2009. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 12.2% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £196,000 sits 114.2% above the 2009 sale of £91,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£121/sq ft) was about 39.5% below the postcode norm. At 70 m² the property is well over the postcode median (51 m² across 32 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 6 planning records sit against the property, 5 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.