25c, Grand Parade, Leigh On Sea, SS9 1DX

25c is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Leigh On Sea (SS9 1DX). It has a recorded floor area of 34 m² (around 366 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. At 34 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (34–239 m²). The building's EPC ratings span F to B, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (31 versus a best of 91). Other recorded features include a balcony and notable views. The latest certificate (November 2014) shows an F (score 31), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would push it to E (score 41). Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from November 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 34 m² it sits well below the postcode median (78 m² across 46 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 1997–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £277,000 is 10.8% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£683/sq ft) was about 126.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: September 2022 at £250,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.