23 Nelson Drive, Leigh On Sea, SS9 1DA
About 23 Nelson Drive
23 Nelson Drive is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Leigh On Sea (SS9 1DA). It has a recorded floor area of 148 m² (around 1593 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (August 2013) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from August 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 148 m² the property is well over the postcode median (66 m² across 26 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 4 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 2 is the typical count. Last sale on file: £690,000 in February 2021. Across the public record there are 6 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1997–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.8% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£433/sq ft) was about 138.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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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
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- ParkingOff street
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
23 Nelson Drive'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 08 Aug 2023
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Jan 2015Loft ConversionFullIn report
Erect dormer to rear and form hipped to gable roof extension
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 14/01912/FULH
- Nov 2014Loft ConversionOutlineIn report
Remove chimney stack and construct hipped to gable roof extension with dormer to rear and roof light to front (Lawful Development Certificate - Proposed)
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 14/01500/CLP
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 23 Nelson Drive was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£726,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.8% per year over 23 years.
£690,000
Growth on file: 7.8% per year over 23 years.
Sales timeline
3 February 2021Most recent
£690,000
+13.1%over 3 years20 June 2017
£610,000
+25.8%over 3 years7 March 2014
£485,000
+38.6%over 7 years27 June 2006
£349,995
+18.8%over 3 years25 June 2003
£294,500
+143.4%over 5 years22 December 1997
£121,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SS9 1DA: £220,000 (2023–2013).
Nearby sales in SS9 1DA
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What we flagged
- Signs of HMO activity in the area

Versus other Nelson Drive homes
23 Nelson Drive outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,662
Street avg £2,625
Floor Area
148 m²
Street avg 113 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.3 t/year
Street avg 4.8 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
Woodfield Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Chalkwell Hall Infant School. 25 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.3dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.9dB