Ospreys, Flat 4, 240 Leigh Road, Leigh On Sea, SS9 1BX

Ospreys is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Leigh On Sea (SS9 1BX). It has a recorded floor area of 39 m² (around 420 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1983-1990. At 39 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across Ospreys (39–77 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (March 2014) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 73), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from March 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Untraded for 25 years, with the last transfer in March 2001. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £194,000 sits 210.4% above the 2001 sale of £62,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£149/sq ft) was about 37.7% below the postcode norm. At 39 m² it's 26.4% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (53 m² median across 13 EPCs).