4 Grantham Lodge, Hadleigh Road, Leigh On Sea, SS9 2LU

4 Grantham Lodge is a semi-detached house in Leigh On Sea (SS9 2LU). It has a recorded floor area of 42 m² (around 452 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (February 2022) shows an E (score 40), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in June 2016 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Good to Very Good; while main heating dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 75), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. At 42 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 6 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 37–62 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to D, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (40 versus a best of 64).

It hasn't traded since August 2000, a hold of 26 years that's notably long for the area. Across 1999–2000, sale prices on this property compounded at 10.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £197,000 sits 392.6% above the 2000 sale of £39,995. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£88/sq ft) was about 60.9% below the postcode norm. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 80% of similar EPCs).