32a, Grand Drive, Leigh On Sea, SS9 1BG

32a is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Leigh On Sea (SS9 1BG). It has a recorded floor area of 43 m² (around 463 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. At 43 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (43–269 m²). The building's EPC ratings span F to C across 46 units on file. Period features are noted in the property record. The latest certificate (June 2020) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in January 2010 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 75).

At 43 m² it sits well below the postcode median (84 m² across 45 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Last sale on file: £325,000 in August 2020. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 2002–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £377,000 is 16% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£702/sq ft) was about 250.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode.