32a, Glenwood Avenue, Westcliff On Sea, SS0 9DJ

32a is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Westcliff On Sea (SS0 9DJ). It has a recorded floor area of 65 m² (around 700 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. At 65 m² this is the 33rd smallest of 64 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 45–246 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to C, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (January 2024) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. When first surveyed in October 2013 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Poor to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good.

Held since July 1997 — that's 29 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £185,000 sits 572.7% above the 1997 sale of £27,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£39/sq ft) was about 75% below the postcode norm. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 71% of similar EPCs).