10a, Alexandra Road, Leigh On Sea, SS9 1QD

10a is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Leigh On Sea (SS9 1QD). It has a recorded floor area of 64 m² (around 689 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band B. At 64 m² this is the 9th smallest of 24 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 45–165 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (March 2024) shows a C (score 70). When first surveyed in April 2009 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Very Good.

It hasn't traded since July 2009, a hold of 17 years that's notably long for the area. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. At 64 m² it's 26.4% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (87 m² median across 23 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Across 1997–2009, sale prices on this property compounded at 15.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £303,000 sits 80.4% above the 2009 sale of £168,000.