18 Avenue Road, Leigh On Sea, SS9 1AX

18 Avenue Road is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Leigh On Sea (SS9 1AX). It has a recorded floor area of 54 m² (around 581 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band A. It is a listed building, which means external alterations are tightly controlled but it may qualify for heritage tax reliefs. At 54 m² this is the 3rd smallest of 23 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 54–129 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C across 23 units on file. The latest certificate (February 2022) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since August 2009. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and lighting went from Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77).

At 54 m² it sits well below the postcode median (92 m² across 22 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 2013–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 27.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £291,000 is 27.9% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£391/sq ft) was about 85.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in April 2016 and unlisted since — roughly 10 years.