Howards Court, Flat 14, Balmoral Road, Westcliff On Sea, SS0 7DG

Howards Court is an end-of-terrace house in Westcliff On Sea (SS0 7DG). It has a recorded floor area of 80 m² (around 861 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band D. At 80 m² this is the 45th smallest of 46 units on EPC record in Howards Court, where floor areas span 40–98 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to B, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (June 2017) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (April 2009); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78). Main heating runs on electricity.

At 80 m² the property is well over the postcode median (51 m² across 65 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It changed hands recently, sold August 2025 for £190,000. Across 1998–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 3% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£221/sq ft) was about 60.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode.