18 Somerville Gardens, Leigh On Sea, SS9 1DD

18 Somerville Gardens is a four-bedroom mid-terrace house in Leigh On Sea (SS9 1DD). It has a recorded floor area of 53 m² (around 574 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. At 53 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (53–187 m²). The building's EPC ratings span F to D, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (36 versus a best of 67). Period features are noted in the property record. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history. The latest certificate (August 2009) shows an F (score 36), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would push it to E (score 53). The latest certificate is from August 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 53 m² it sits well below the postcode median (129 m² across 14 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 4 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 2 is the typical count. Across 2009–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 10% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £590,000 is 31.7% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£781/sq ft) was about 333.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last changed hands 10 years ago, in January 2016.