3a, Stromness Road, Southend On Sea, SS2 4JG

3a is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Southend On Sea (SS2 4JG). It has a recorded floor area of 63 m² (around 678 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (July 2016) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. The rating has held steady at D across 3 certificates since December 2008. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Average; while roof efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor and lighting dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79). At 63 m² this is the 33rd 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. Period features are noted in the property record.

Untraded for 28 years, with the last transfer in August 1998. 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 £194,000 sits 424.3% above the 1998 sale of £37,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£55/sq ft) was about 62.1% below the postcode norm.