Fleet Lodge, Flat 1, 25 Lionel Road, Canvey Island, SS8 9DE

Fleet Lodge is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Canvey Island (SS8 9DE). It has a recorded floor area of 46 m² (around 495 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band B. At 46 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across Fleet Lodge (46–55 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 (47 versus a best of 72). The property has underfloor heating on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. The latest certificate (July 2021) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

Held since March 2010 — that's 16 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across 2006–2010, sale prices on this property compounded at -9.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £210,000 sits 121.1% above the 2010 sale of £95,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£192/sq ft) was about 21.9% below the postcode norm. At 46 m² it sits well below the postcode median (87 m² across 21 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 86% of similar EPCs). 4 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 2 is the typical count. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.