197a, Hamlet Court Road, Westcliff On Sea, SS0 7EL

197a is a four-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Westcliff On Sea (SS0 7EL). It has a recorded floor area of 131 m² (around 1410 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (September 2023) shows an E (score 39), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in November 2011 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Average, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good and main heating went from Poor to Average; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 69), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. Other recorded features include a balcony.

Untraded for 27 years, with the last transfer in May 1999. At 131 m² the property is well over the postcode median (48 m² across 42 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 74% of similar EPCs). Across 1998–1999, sale prices on this property compounded at 16.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £302,000 sits 141.6% above the 1999 sale of £125,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£89/sq ft) was about 48.3% below the postcode norm.