2a, Albany Avenue, Westcliff On Sea, SS0 7AQ

2a is an end-of-terrace house in Westcliff On Sea (SS0 7AQ). It has a recorded floor area of 46 m² (around 495 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band A. At 46 m² this is the 5th smallest of 26 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 43–109 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C across 26 units on file. The latest certificate (February 2024) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. The rating has held steady at D across 5 certificates since January 2012. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 75).

At 46 m² it sits well below the postcode median (95 m² across 25 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Today's modelled estimate of £156,000 is 30% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£242/sq ft) was about 82.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: December 2021 at £120,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.