17a, Stromness Road, Southend On Sea, SS2 4JG

17a is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Southend On Sea (SS2 4JG). It has a recorded floor area of 56 m² (around 603 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (June 2024) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in December 2012 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76). At 56 m² this is the 18th smallest of 49 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 14–115 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C across 49 units on file.

It hasn't traded since July 1998, a hold of 28 years that's notably long for the area. 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 £195,000 sits 264.5% above the 1998 sale of £53,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£89/sq ft) was about 38.4% below the postcode norm.