137b, Westbury Road, Southend On Sea, SS2 4DL

137b is an end-of-terrace house in Southend On Sea (SS2 4DL). It has a recorded floor area of 53 m² (around 570 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band A. At 53 m² this is the 8th 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 (June 2024) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 75).

Held since November 1998 — that's 28 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 £229,000 sits 205.3% above the 1998 sale of £75,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£131/sq ft) was about 27.1% below the postcode norm. At 53 m² it sits well below the postcode median (78 m² across 38 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.