131b, Westbury Road, Southend On Sea, SS2 4DL

131b is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Southend On Sea (SS2 4DL). It has a recorded floor area of 48 m² (around 517 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band A. At 48 m² this is the 6th smallest of 39 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 39–223 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to A across 39 units on file. The latest certificate (January 2021) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since February 2011. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78).

Held since June 2004 — that's 22 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Today's modelled estimate of £173,000 sits 188.3% above the 2004 sale of £60,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£116/sq ft) was about 35.6% below the postcode norm. At 48 m² it sits well below the postcode median (78 m² across 38 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.