Cherry Court, Flat 2, Western Esplanade, Canvey Island, SS8 0AY

Cherry Court is a detached house in Canvey Island (SS8 0AY). It has a recorded floor area of 97 m² (around 1044 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band C. At 97 m² this is the 12th smallest of 15 units on EPC record in Cherry Court, where floor areas span 44–103 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 (53 versus a best of 79). The latest certificate (August 2025) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (December 2009); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Good; while window efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 72), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

Untraded for 22 years, with the last transfer in April 2004. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. At 97 m² the property is well over the postcode median (62 m² across 68 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 1996–2004, sale prices on this property compounded at 13.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £276,000 sits 112.3% above the 2004 sale of £130,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£125/sq ft) was about 25.6% below the postcode norm.