2a, Dryden Avenue, Southend On Sea, SS2 5EU

2a is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Southend On Sea (SS2 5EU). It has a recorded floor area of 79 m² (around 850 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (November 2025) shows an E (score 41), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 3 certificates since March 2010. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Average, lighting went from Good to Very Good and main heating went from Very Poor to Poor; while wall efficiency dropped from Very Good to Very Poor and roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. This certificate was lodged in the last six months, so the rating reflects current condition. At 79 m² this is the 8th smallest of 17 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 50–118 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to B across 17 units on file. Other recorded features include a balcony.

Most recent transfer: January 2021 at £235,000. Across the public record there are 8 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. 3 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include subdivision, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs). Across 1998–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 12.6% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£276/sq ft) was about 35.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode.