38a, Sydney Road, Leigh On Sea, SS9 3PL

38a is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Leigh On Sea (SS9 3PL). It has a recorded floor area of 51 m² (around 549 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band B. At 51 m² this is the 3rd smallest of 24 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 40–180 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (42 versus a best of 75). The latest certificate (June 2016) shows an E (score 42), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 60). The latest certificate is from June 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 51 m² it sits well below the postcode median (86 m² across 23 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 87% of similar EPCs). 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Across 2006–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.2% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£419/sq ft) was about 87.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: June 2020 at £230,000.