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

185c is a mid-terrace house in Westcliff On Sea (SS0 7EL). It has a recorded floor area of 152 m² (around 1636 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. 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.

Held since September 1998 — that's 28 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. 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. Today's modelled estimate of £256,000 sits 282.1% above the 1998 sale of £67,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£41/sq ft) was about 76.1% below the postcode norm.