15a, Seaview Road, Leigh On Sea, SS9 1AT

15a is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Leigh On Sea (SS9 1AT). It has a recorded floor area of 53 m² (around 570 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. At 53 m² this is the 4th smallest of 28 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 48–230 m². The building's EPC ratings span G to C, with this unit at the top. On EPC score it ranks first in the building (70 versus a worst of 1). Other recorded features include notable views. Period features are noted in the property record. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position. The latest certificate (July 2021) shows a C (score 70). When first surveyed in January 2009 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Poor to Average, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good.

At 53 m² it sits well below the postcode median (103 m² across 27 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. 3 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2012–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.5% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£543/sq ft) was about 108.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold October 2022 for £310,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.