43a, Broadway, Leigh On Sea, SS9 1PA

43a is a mid-terrace house in Leigh On Sea (SS9 1PA). It has a recorded floor area of 51 m² (around 549 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. At 51 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (51–165 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to A, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (April 2022) shows an E (score 43), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 4 certificates since August 2011. Between certificates, window efficiency dropped from Good to Average and hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

Today's modelled estimate of £223,000 is 38.5% below the 2022 sale of £362,500, an unusual pattern given regional price growth and worth checking against the EPC condition. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£660/sq ft) was about 312.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 51 m² it sits well below the postcode median (83 m² across 25 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 76% of similar EPCs). 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 2 refused. Sold April 2022 for £362,500. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.