12 Redcliff Drive, Leigh On Sea, SS9 1AY
About 12 Redcliff Drive
12 Redcliff Drive is a four-bedroom detached house in Leigh On Sea (SS9 1AY). It has a recorded floor area of 166 m² (around 1787 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (August 2017) shows an F (score 36), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 72), a 3-band jump.
At 166 m² the property is well over the postcode median (104 m² across 13 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 85% of similar EPCs). 4 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 2 is the typical count. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1997–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 9.5% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£487/sq ft) was about 82.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold March 2021 for £870,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
Energy performance
12 Redcliff Drive's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
12 Redcliff Drive has an approved single-storey side and rear extension on the planning record.
- Jun 2004ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Side of property
Demolish garage and erect two storey side extension
- Reference
- 04/00592/FUL
- Apr 2003ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Side and rear of property
Erect first floor side and rear extensions
- Reference
- 03/00220/FUL
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 12 Redcliff Drive was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£925,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 9.5% per year over 24 years.
£870,000
Growth on file: 9.5% per year over 24 years.
Sales timeline
19 March 2021Most recent
£870,000
+4733.3%over 23 years18 February 1998
£18,000
-82.4%7 September 1997
£102,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SS9 1AY: £535,000 (2024–2017).
Nearby sales in SS9 1AY
3 Redcliff Drive, Leigh On Sea, SS9 1AY
Sold Feb 2024
£670,00018 Redcliff Drive, Leigh On Sea, SS9 1AY
Sold Aug 2021
£735,00017 Redcliff Drive, Leigh On Sea, SS9 1AY
Sold Nov 2017
£525,0004 Redcliff Drive, Leigh On Sea, SS9 1AY
Sold Mar 2017
£10,00022 Redcliff Drive, Leigh On Sea, SS9 1AY
Sold Mar 2017
£535,000
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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 Redcliff Drive homes
On floor area, 12 Redcliff Drive stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£5,241
Street avg £4,199
Floor Area
166 m²
Street avg 111 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
12.0 t/year
Street avg 7.2 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Redcliff Drive — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Leigh North Street Primary School. 23 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.3dB