75a, Beaufort Street, Southend On Sea, SS2 4NQ

75a is an end-of-terrace house in Southend On Sea (SS2 4NQ). It has a recorded floor area of 40 m² (around 431 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. At 40 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (40–97 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to C across 23 units on file. The latest certificate (October 2019) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in April 2009 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76).

At 40 m² it sits well below the postcode median (85 m² across 22 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Last sale on file: £135,999 in January 2020. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1996–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.9% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£316/sq ft) was about 84.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode.