5 Leigh Place Cottages, Flanchford Road, Leigh, Reigate, RH2 8RD

5 Leigh Place Cottages is a semi-detached house in Leigh, Reigate, Reigate (RH2 8RD). It has a recorded floor area of 158 m² (around 1701 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (October 2021) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in April 2009 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and window efficiency went from Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78).

Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 4.5% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£462/sq ft) was about 16.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 158 m² the property is well over the postcode median (111 m² across 16 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Most recent transfer: June 2023 at £785,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. 5 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.