15 Somerville Gardens, Leigh On Sea, SS9 1DD
About 15 Somerville Gardens
15 Somerville Gardens is a five-bedroom detached house in Leigh On Sea (SS9 1DD). It has a recorded floor area of 181 m² (around 1948 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (February 2017) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76).
At 181 m² the property is well over the postcode median (125 m² across 14 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. On the market in May 2017 and unlisted since — roughly 9 years. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. 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 1998–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £1,014,000 is 18.9% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£438/sq ft) was about 115.4% 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
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms2
Energy performance
15 Somerville Gardens's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
15 Somerville Gardens has an approved side and rear extension on the planning record.
- Mar 2017ExtensionOutlineIn report
Extension: Side and rear of property
Single storey side and rear extensions (Lawful Development Certificate - Proposed)
- Agent
- SKArchitects
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 17/00043/CLP
- Sept 2011ExtensionFullIn report
Raise roof, alter roof form, erect dormer window to west elevation and form balcony
- Agent
- SKArchitects
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 11/01169/FULH
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 15 Somerville Gardens was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£1,014,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.3% per year over 19 years.
£852,500
Growth on file: 8.3% per year over 19 years.
Sales timeline
29 May 2017Most recent
£852,500
+124.3%over 11 years26 September 2005
£380,000
+31.0%over 4 years11 December 2000
£290,000
+45.0%over 1 year24 October 1999
£200,000
+5.3%over 1 year22 June 1998
£190,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SS9 1DD: £585,000 (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
£673,00024 Somerville Gardens, Leigh On Sea, SS9 1DD
Sold Mar 2017
£517,50013 Somerville Gardens, Leigh On Sea, SS9 1DD
Sold Mar 2017
£630,000
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What we flagged
- Signs of HMO activity in the area

Versus other Somerville Gardens homes
15 Somerville Gardens outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,710
Street avg £3,899
Floor Area
181 m²
Street avg 137 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.6 t/year
Street avg 7.0 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.
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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
49.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.9dB