Flat 2, 23 Boscombe Road, Southend On Sea, SS2 5JE

Flat 2 is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Southend On Sea (SS2 5JE). It has a recorded floor area of 49 m² (around 527 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (May 2021) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in May 2015 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, main heating dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. At 49 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 4 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 40–63 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom.

At 49 m² it sits well below the postcode median (99 m² across 28 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs). Last sale on file: £167,500 in November 2024. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 2002–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.9% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£318/sq ft) was about 119.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode.