3 Holbrook Houses, Church Road, Hadleigh, Benfleet, SS7 2DG

3 Holbrook Houses is a one-bedroom detached house in Hadleigh, Benfleet, Benfleet (SS7 2DG). It has a recorded floor area of 49 m² (around 527 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band B. At 49 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (49–77 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 (42 versus a best of 78). The property has underfloor heating on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. The latest certificate (April 2019) shows an E (score 42), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 3 certificates since August 2010. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Average; while lighting dropped from Poor to Very Poor and main heating dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 64). Main heating runs on electricity.

Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 2.6% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £166,000 is 38.3% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£228/sq ft) was about 23.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in July 2016 and unlisted since — roughly 10 years. 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count.