45c, Finchley Road, Westcliff On Sea, SS0 8AD

45c is a detached house in Westcliff On Sea (SS0 8AD). It has a recorded floor area of 47 m² (around 503 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. At 47 m² this is the 12th smallest of 54 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 34–174 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (October 2010) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 71), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from October 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Untraded for 20 years, with the last transfer in June 2006. Across 1996–2006, sale prices on this property compounded at 14% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £186,000 sits 73.8% above the 2006 sale of £107,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£213/sq ft) was about 58.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 47 m² it sits well below the postcode median (69 m² across 53 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 89% of similar EPCs).