1a, Kings Road, Westcliff On Sea, SS0 8BH

1a is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Westcliff On Sea (SS0 8BH). It has a recorded floor area of 93 m² (around 1001 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. At 93 m² this is the 31st smallest of 37 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 38–245 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to B across 37 units on file. The latest certificate (February 2019) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80).

Untraded for 19 years, with the last transfer in January 2007. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 93 m² the property is well over the postcode median (69 m² across 36 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 1997–2007, sale prices on this property compounded at 9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £260,000 sits 94.8% above the 2007 sale of £133,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£133/sq ft) was about 43.7% below the postcode norm.