Ospreys, Flat 14, 240 Leigh Road, Leigh On Sea, SS9 1BX

Ospreys is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Leigh On Sea (SS9 1BX). It has a recorded floor area of 77 m² (around 829 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1983-1990. At 77 m² this is the largest unit on EPC record across Ospreys (39–77 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to C across 14 units on file. The latest certificate (March 2014) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since July 2010. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good and main heating went from Poor to Average; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 72). Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from March 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

It hasn't traded since April 2003, a hold of 23 years that's notably long for the area. At 77 m² the property is well over the postcode median (51 m² across 13 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 1995–2003, sale prices on this property compounded at 13.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £300,000 sits 76.5% above the 2003 sale of £170,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£205/sq ft) was about 16.3% below the postcode norm.