73a, Cranleigh Drive, Leigh On Sea, SS9 1SX

73a is a one-bedroom detached house in Leigh On Sea (SS9 1SX). It has a recorded floor area of 46 m² (around 495 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (April 2015) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since March 2009. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Good; while lighting dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 73). The latest certificate is from April 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. At 46 m² this is the 7th smallest of 37 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 28–120 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to C across 37 units on file.

At 46 m² it sits well below the postcode median (78 m² across 36 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 1995–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £216,000 is 16.8% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£374/sq ft) was about 65.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold January 2021 for £185,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.