16b, Crowstone Road, Westcliff On Sea, SS0 8BA

16b is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Westcliff On Sea (SS0 8BA). It has a recorded floor area of 79 m² (around 850 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (November 2020) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it C (March 2010); the latest reading is 2 bands lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor and roof efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 60). At 79 m² this is the 9th smallest of 25 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 37–312 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to C across 25 units on file.

At 79 m² it sits well below the postcode median (126 m² across 24 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 71% of similar EPCs). Across 1996–2013, sale prices on this property compounded at 13.9% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£435/sq ft) was about 129.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in August 2013 and unlisted since — roughly 13 years.