Flat 1, 11 Imperial Avenue, Westcliff On Sea, SS0 8NE

Flat 1 is a semi-detached house in Westcliff On Sea (SS0 8NE). It has a recorded floor area of 50 m² (around 538 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. At 50 m² this is the 3rd smallest of 6 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 33–60 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to C, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (April 2022) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77).

Today's modelled estimate of £222,000 is 12.9% below the 2022 sale of £255,000, a rare downward gap that often correlates with deferred maintenance or unfinished works. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£474/sq ft) was about 300.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 50 m² it sits well below the postcode median (99 m² across 10 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Most recent transfer: November 2022 at £255,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.