45a, Guildford Road, Southend On Sea, SS2 5AR

45a is a semi-detached house in Southend On Sea (SS2 5AR). It has a recorded floor area of 47 m² (around 506 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. At 47 m² this is the 12th smallest of 57 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 38–118 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to C across 57 units on file. The latest certificate (September 2022) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76).

Held since November 1997 — that's 29 years off the open market, well above the local norm. 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 £142,000 sits 678.1% above the 1997 sale of £18,250. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£36/sq ft) was about 73.7% below the postcode norm. At 47 m² it sits well below the postcode median (90 m² across 56 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.