23 Somerville Gardens, Leigh On Sea, SS9 1DD

23 Somerville Gardens is a detached house in Leigh On Sea (SS9 1DD). It has a recorded floor area of 187 m² (around 2013 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (November 2023) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since June 2009. Between certificates, roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78).

Held since September 2009 — that's 17 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. At 187 m² the property is well over the postcode median (125 m² across 14 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2003–2009, sale prices on this property compounded at 11.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £881,000 sits 76.4% above the 2009 sale of £499,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£248/sq ft) was about 31.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 4 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension and new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.