73a, Ilfracombe Road, Southend On Sea, SS2 4PA

73a is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Southend On Sea (SS2 4PA). It has a recorded floor area of 47 m² (around 506 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. At 47 m² this is the 3rd smallest of 35 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 42–124 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (January 2020) shows a C (score 71). When first surveyed in October 2008 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Poor.

Held since January 2004 — that's 22 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across 1996–2004, sale prices on this property compounded at 15.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £176,000 sits 130.1% above the 2004 sale of £76,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£151/sq ft) was about 21.4% below the postcode norm. At 47 m² it sits well below the postcode median (96 m² across 34 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 88% of similar EPCs).