7a, Guildford Road, Southend On Sea, SS2 5AR

7a is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Southend On Sea (SS2 5AR). It has a recorded floor area of 49 m² (around 527 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. At 49 m² this is the 14th 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, with this unit at the top. Other recorded features include a balcony. The latest certificate (July 2024) shows a C (score 71). When first surveyed in July 2013 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good.

It changed hands recently, sold April 2025 for £118,500. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. At 49 m² it sits well below the postcode median (90 m² across 56 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 79% of similar EPCs). Across 2006–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 0.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £137,000 is 15.6% above the 2025 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£225/sq ft) was about 71.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode.