159a, Hamlet Court Road, Westcliff On Sea, SS0 7EL

159a is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Westcliff On Sea (SS0 7EL). It has a recorded floor area of 63 m² (around 678 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (November 2019) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since June 2009. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Poor to Average and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 71). At 63 m² this is the 27th smallest of 43 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 13–152 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to B across 43 units on file.

Untraded for 21 years, with the last transfer in October 2005. At 63 m² the property is well over the postcode median (48 m² across 42 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2005–2005, sale prices on this property compounded at 23.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £167,000 sits 98.8% above the 2005 sale of £84,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£124/sq ft) was about 27.7% below the postcode norm.