Kingsholme, Drake Road, Westcliff On Sea, SS0 8LP

Kingsholme is a detached house in Westcliff On Sea (SS0 8LP). It has a recorded floor area of 155 m² (around 1668 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (June 2023) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in September 2014 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Poor to Very Good; while lighting dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump.

Held since October 2002 — that's 24 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across 2001–2002, sale prices on this property compounded at 41.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £913,000 sits 137.1% above the 2002 sale of £385,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£231/sq ft) was about 20.4% below the postcode norm. At 155 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 2005. Past consents include an extension and a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.