5 Hermitage Road, Westcliff On Sea, SS0 7NQ

5 Hermitage Road is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Westcliff On Sea (SS0 7NQ). It has a recorded floor area of 77 m² (around 823 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. At 77 m² this is the 21st 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. Period features are noted in the property record. The latest certificate (March 2011) shows a C (score 70). The latest certificate is from March 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Untraded for 25 years, with the last transfer in March 2001. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £223,000 sits 337.3% above the 2001 sale of £51,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£62/sq ft) was about 59.7% below the postcode norm. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 78% of similar EPCs).