Ospreys, Flat 8, 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 42 m² (around 452 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1983-1990. At 42 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 14 units on EPC record in Ospreys, where floor areas span 39–77 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (March 2014) shows a C (score 74). The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since December 2010. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Average and main heating went from Poor to Average; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and lighting dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 83). Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from March 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£476/sq ft) was about 114.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 42 m² it's 20.8% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (53 m² median across 13 EPCs). Most recent transfer: November 2022 at £215,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.