Grand Lodge, Flat 3, Grand Drive, Leigh On Sea, SS9 1BG

Grand Lodge is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Leigh On Sea (SS9 1BG). It has a recorded floor area of 90 m² (around 969 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band C. At 90 m² this is the 13th smallest of 15 units on EPC record in Grand Lodge, where floor areas span 64–183 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to C, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (November 2024) shows a C (score 71). When first surveyed in October 2008 the rating was F, the property has climbed 3 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good.

It hasn't traded since November 1996, a hold of 30 years that's notably long for the area. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £350,000 sits 341.6% above the 1996 sale of £79,250. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£82/sq ft) was about 62.7% below the postcode norm. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 76% of similar EPCs).