185a, Hamlet Court Road, Westcliff On Sea, SS0 7EL

185a is a mid-terrace house in Westcliff On Sea (SS0 7EL). It has a recorded floor area of 152 m² (around 1636 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. The latest certificate (December 2022) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in June 2018 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, lighting went from Good to Very Good and main heating went from Very Poor to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 75). At 152 m² this is the 42nd 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.

At 152 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 1999–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £311,000 is 11.1% above the 2022 sale price. Last sale on file: £280,000 in August 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.