6 Drake Road, Westcliff On Sea, SS0 8LP

6 Drake Road is a four-bedroom detached house in Westcliff On Sea (SS0 8LP). It has a recorded floor area of 169 m² (around 1819 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (November 2018) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in October 2008 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Poor to Average, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump. Period features are noted in the property record. It has already been extended once and our model flags further extension potential, a sign of buyer flexibility.

At 169 m² it sits well below the postcode median (267 m² across 16 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 81% of similar EPCs). One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2019. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £948,000 is 31.7% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£396/sq ft) was about 55.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold March 2019 for £720,000.