13 Somerville Gardens, Leigh On Sea, SS9 1DD
About 13 Somerville Gardens
13 Somerville Gardens is a four-bedroom detached house in Leigh On Sea (SS9 1DD). It has a recorded floor area of 145 m² (around 1561 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (April 2015) shows an E (score 41), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 80), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from April 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
3 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 145 m² it's 16% larger than the typical home in the postcode (125 m² median across 14 EPCs). 4 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 2 is the typical count. Today's modelled estimate of £693,000 is 10% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£404/sq ft) was about 120.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sold in March 2017, so it's been off the market for around 9 years.
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Already flagged here
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
13 Somerville Gardens'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 14 Apr 2025
EPC Rating
Planning history
A a loft conversion application was refused at 13 Somerville Gardens in 2022.
- Aug 2022ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Side and rear of property
Erect two storey rear/side extension and single storey rear extension with balcony over
- Documents
- 12 docs on file
- Reference
- 22/01374/FULH
- May 2022Loft ConversionFullIn report
Extension: Side of property
Erect mansard roof extension to form loft conversion, two storey extension to south side, single storey extension to west side, first floor balcony to rear, alter elevations (amended proposal)
Extension- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- 22/00789/FULH
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 13 Somerville Gardens
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
13 Somerville Gardens valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£693,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£630,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
13 March 2017Most recent
£630,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SS9 1DD: £637,000 (2024–2017).
Nearby sales in SS9 1DD
17 Somerville Gardens, Leigh On Sea, SS9 1DD
Sold Jul 2024
£585,00012 Somerville Gardens, Leigh On Sea, SS9 1DD
Sold Mar 2024
£637,0008 Somerville Gardens, Leigh On Sea, SS9 1DD
Sold Sept 2021
£673,00015 Somerville Gardens, Leigh On Sea, SS9 1DD
Sold May 2017
£852,50024 Somerville Gardens, Leigh On Sea, SS9 1DD
Sold Mar 2017
£517,500
Everything we know about 13 Somerville Gardens, 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 Somerville Gardens homes
13 Somerville Gardens is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£4,345
Street avg £3,939
Floor Area
145 m²
Street avg 140 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
9.9 t/year
Street avg 6.9 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
0.6 km
Chalkwell Hall Infant School. 25 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
49.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.9dB