3 Elmwood Court, Plumberow Avenue, Hockley, SS5 5AA

3 Elmwood Court is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Hockley (SS5 5AA). It has a recorded floor area of 60 m² (around 646 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band B. At 60 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (60–65 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (46 versus a best of 73). The latest certificate (May 2018) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in July 2009 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, main heating went from Poor to Average; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 5.5% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£406/sq ft) was about 91.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Most recent transfer: August 2021 at £262,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.