29 Carlton Drive, Leigh On Sea, SS9 1DE
About 29 Carlton Drive
29 Carlton Drive is a four-bedroom detached house in Leigh On Sea (SS9 1DE). It has a recorded floor area of 141 m² (around 1518 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (March 2020) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
At 141 m² the property is well over the postcode median (67 m² across 17 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 4 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 2 is the typical count. Across 1998–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.2% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£514/sq ft) was about 124% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £780,000 in July 2022. 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
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- Open-plan layoutYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenWest-facing
- GarageYes
Building
- Central heatingYes
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
29 Carlton Drive's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
29 Carlton Drive has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
5applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 29 Carlton Drive
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
Price for 29 Carlton Drive has grown more than fourfold since the 1998 starting point.
£815,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.2% per year over 24 years.
£780,000
Growth on file: 7.2% per year over 24 years.
Sales timeline
6 July 2022Most recent
£780,000
+188.9%over 19 years24 October 2002
£270,000
+81.2%over 4 years27 July 1998
£148,995
Median price across the last 5 sales in SS9 1DE: £328,000 (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
£328,0007a, Carlton Drive, Leigh On Sea, SS9 1DE
Sold Jun 2021
£328,50018 Carlton Drive, Leigh On Sea, SS9 1DE
Sold Feb 2021
£255,00024 Carlton Drive, Leigh On Sea, SS9 1DE
Sold Jul 2017
£285,000
Everything we know about 29 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 for 29 Carlton Drive runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£5,532
Street avg £3,154
Floor Area
141 m²
Street avg 130 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.8 t/year
Street avg 6.7 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.
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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
49.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.3dB