26a, Hamstel Road, Southend On Sea, SS2 4PF

26a is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Southend On Sea (SS2 4PF). It has a recorded floor area of 46 m² (around 495 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (June 2021) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (February 2013); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 2-band jump. At 46 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 23 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 45–202 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to C across 23 units on file.

At 46 m² it sits well below the postcode median (81 m² across 22 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 2007–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.4% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£303/sq ft) was about 82.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £150,000 in May 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.