Fleet Lodge, Flat 3, 25 Lionel Road, Canvey Island, SS8 9DE

Fleet Lodge is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Canvey Island (SS8 9DE). It has a recorded floor area of 55 m² (around 592 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band B. At 55 m² this is the largest 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. The latest certificate (October 2020) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it C (August 2010); the latest reading is 2 bands lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and main heating dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

At 55 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). 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2016–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.2% per year. Most recent transfer: March 2021 at £157,500. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.