18 Carlton Drive, Leigh On Sea, SS9 1DE
About 18 Carlton Drive
18 Carlton Drive is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Leigh On Sea (SS9 1DE). It has a recorded floor area of 60 m² (around 646 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (November 2018) 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 November 2008. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 74).
Across 2014–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £289,000 is 13.3% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£395/sq ft) was about 86.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 60 m² it's 18.9% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (74 m² median across 17 EPCs). Sold February 2021 for £255,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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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
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms2
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
18 Carlton Drive has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
5applications of note in the surrounding area
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£289,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.9% per year over 7 years.
£255,000
Growth on file: 4.9% per year over 7 years.
Sales timeline
1 February 2021Most recent
£255,000
+37.1%over 6 years7 July 2014
£186,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SS9 1DE: £328,500 (2023–2019).
Nearby sales in SS9 1DE
31 Carlton Drive, Leigh On Sea, SS9 1DE
Sold Nov 2023
£1,060,00024a, Carlton Drive, Leigh On Sea, SS9 1DE
Sold Aug 2022
£328,00029 Carlton Drive, Leigh On Sea, SS9 1DE
Sold Jul 2022
£780,0007a, Carlton Drive, Leigh On Sea, SS9 1DE
Sold Jun 2021
£328,50024 Carlton Drive, Leigh On Sea, SS9 1DE
Sold Jul 2017
£285,000
Everything we know about 18 Carlton Drive, 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 Carlton Drive homes
Price per m²
£4,250
Street avg £3,688
Floor Area
60 m²
Street avg 63 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.0 t/year
Street avg 3.3 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
Leigh Cliff 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
49.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.3dB