87 Leigh Hill, Leigh On Sea, SS9 1AR
About 87 Leigh Hill
87 Leigh Hill is a detached house in Leigh On Sea (SS9 1AR). It has a recorded floor area of 246 m² (around 2648 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (March 2014) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from March 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 246 m² the property is well over the postcode median (106 m² across 10 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 33 planning records sit against the property, 26 approved, 3 refused. Past consents include a basement excavation, an extension, new windows and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building consent and conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£566/sq ft) was about 109.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in September 2015 and unlisted since — roughly 11 years.
Know exactly what you're buying at 87 Leigh Hill
Before you offer, see what the listing won't tell you, the true value, the red flags and the full history.
Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
87 Leigh Hill's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 06 Mar 2024
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
- Jul 2022BasementFullIn report
Retain basement below west end of existing house for domestice games and storage area (Retrospective)
- Agent
- SKArchitects
Retrospective- Documents
- 16 docs on file
- Reference
- 22/01208/FULH
- Jul 2022BasementHeritageIn report
Retain basement below west end of existing house for domestic games and storage area (Retrospective)(Listed Building Consent)
- Agent
- SKArchitects
Retrospective- Documents
- 13 docs on file
- Reference
- 22/01209/LBC
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 87 Leigh Hill
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Signs of HMO activity in the area
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 87 Leigh Hill was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£1,540,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£1,500,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
3 September 2015Most recent
£1,500,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SS9 1AR: £425,000 (2025–2011).
Nearby sales in SS9 1AR
Everything we know about 87 Leigh Hill, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Signs of HMO activity in the area
Versus other Leigh Hill homes
87 Leigh Hill outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£6,098
Street avg £4,082
Floor Area
246 m²
Street avg 118 m²
Habitable Rooms
12 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
12.0 t/year
Street avg 6.1 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Broadway — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Leigh North Street Primary School. 16 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.4dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.1dB