29b, Elderton Road, Westcliff On Sea, SS0 8AG

29b is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Westcliff On Sea (SS0 8AG). It has a recorded floor area of 48 m² (around 517 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (December 2022) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in July 2012 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, window efficiency went from Average to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Good. At 48 m² this is the 7th smallest of 52 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 36–164 m². The building's EPC ratings span G to C across 52 units on file.

Held since November 2006 — that's 20 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across 2002–2006, sale prices on this property compounded at 17% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £161,000 sits 57.1% above the 2006 sale of £102,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£198/sq ft) was about 32.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 48 m² it sits well below the postcode median (74 m² across 51 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.