43b, Kings Road, Westcliff On Sea, SS0 8LT

43b is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Westcliff On Sea (SS0 8LT). It has a recorded floor area of 43 m² (around 463 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. At 43 m² this is the 20th smallest of 60 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 35–347 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to B, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (39 versus a best of 84). The latest certificate (February 2015) shows an E (score 39), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from February 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Across 1996–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £202,000 sits 55.4% above the 2015 sale of £130,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£281/sq ft) was about 34.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 43 m² it's 24.1% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (57 m² median across 59 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 81% of similar EPCs). 11 years since the last transfer (July 2015).