34a, Hermitage Road, Westcliff On Sea, SS0 7NQ

34a is a mid-terrace house in Westcliff On Sea (SS0 7NQ). It has a recorded floor area of 59 m² (around 635 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (June 2020) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (June 2010); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average and hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77). At 59 m² this is the 8th smallest of 47 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 54–181 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to B across 47 units on file.

At 59 m² it sits well below the postcode median (90 m² across 46 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 2000–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £218,000 is 21.1% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£283/sq ft) was about 85.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: June 2021 at £180,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.