79a, Guildford Road, Southend On Sea, SS2 5AR

79a is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Southend On Sea (SS2 5AR). It has a recorded floor area of 41 m² (around 446 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band A. At 41 m² this is the 3rd 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 (December 2008) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. The latest certificate is from December 2008, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

It hasn't traded since April 2007, a hold of 19 years that's notably long for the area. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 41 m² it sits well below the postcode median (90 m² across 56 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 1998–2007, sale prices on this property compounded at 18.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £150,000 is 46.3% above the 2007 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£230/sq ft) was about 70% above the typical sold price in the postcode.