40a, Hamlet Court Road, Westcliff On Sea, SS0 7LX

40a is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Westcliff On Sea (SS0 7LX). It has a recorded floor area of 121 m² (around 1302 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. At 121 m² this is the largest unit on EPC record across the building (27–121 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to B across 38 units on file. The latest certificate (October 2019) shows a C (score 71). When first surveyed in November 2012 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Average; while lighting dropped from Very Good to Very Poor.

Held since October 2002 — that's 24 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 121 m² the property is well over the postcode median (58 m² across 37 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 76% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £258,000 sits 198.3% above the 2002 sale of £86,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£66/sq ft) was about 59.5% below the postcode norm.