5a, Victoria Road, Leigh On Sea, SS9 1AU

5a is a two-bedroom detached house in Leigh On Sea (SS9 1AU). It has a recorded floor area of 60 m² (around 646 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (February 2023) shows a C (score 77), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in October 2008 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, window efficiency went from Poor to Average and lighting went from Poor to Very Good. At 60 m² this is the 11th smallest of 33 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 45–171 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to B across 33 units on file.

At 60 m² it sits well below the postcode median (87 m² across 32 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Across 2009–2012, sale prices on this property compounded at 18.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £272,000 sits 71.1% above the 2012 sale of £159,000. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. 14 years since the last transfer (January 2012).