59a, Grand Parade, Leigh On Sea, SS9 1DT

59a is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Leigh On Sea (SS9 1DT). It has a recorded floor area of 113 m² (around 1216 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1930-1949. The latest certificate (January 2022) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in August 2010 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 75). At 113 m² this is the 12th smallest of 15 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 55–241 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to C across 15 units on file.

Held since November 2001 — that's 25 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 113 m² the property is well over the postcode median (69 m² across 14 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £401,000 sits 153.8% above the 2001 sale of £158,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£130/sq ft) was about 60% below the postcode norm.