Flat 3, 19 Cheltenham Drive, Leigh On Sea, SS9 3EQ

Flat 3 is a semi-detached house in Leigh On Sea (SS9 3EQ). It has a recorded floor area of 32 m² (around 344 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1983-1990. At 32 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (32–34 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to D, with this unit at the top. On EPC score it ranks first in the building (61 versus a worst of 49). The latest certificate (December 2020) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since February 2009. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Very Good and main heating went from Poor to Average; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76). Main heating runs on electricity.

At 32 m² it sits well below the postcode median (95 m² across 22 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Last sale on file: £140,000 in August 2018. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1996–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £161,000 is 15% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£406/sq ft) was about 109.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode.