56 Somerville Gardens, Leigh On Sea, SS9 1DF
About 56 Somerville Gardens
56 Somerville Gardens is a five-bedroom semi-detached house in Leigh On Sea (SS9 1DF). It has a recorded floor area of 199 m² (around 2142 sq ft). The latest certificate (August 2016) shows a C (score 80), near the top of the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 85). Other recorded features include notable views.
At 199 m² the property is well over the postcode median (151 m² across 14 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 86% of similar EPCs). 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Across 2013–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.3% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£390/sq ft) was about 98% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £835,000 in February 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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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
- Bathrooms3
- Utility roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- DrivewayYes
- Notable viewsYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
56 Somerville Gardens 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
56 Somerville Gardens saw 3 transfers in just over a decade — high turnover for the postcode.
£886,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.3% per year over 7 years.
£835,000
Growth on file: 7.3% per year over 7 years.
Sales timeline
22 February 2021Most recent
£835,000
+5.7%over 1 year18 July 2019
£790,000
+59.6%over 5 years19 September 2013
£495,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SS9 1DF: £515,200 (2023–2020).
Nearby sales in SS9 1DF
52 Somerville Gardens, Leigh On Sea, SS9 1DF
Sold Nov 2023
£860,00050 Somerville Gardens, Leigh On Sea, SS9 1DF
Sold May 2023
£775,00068a, Somerville Gardens, Leigh On Sea, SS9 1DF
Sold Feb 2022
£510,00032a, Somerville Gardens, Leigh On Sea, SS9 1DF
Sold Aug 2020
£399,99534 Somerville Gardens, Leigh On Sea, SS9 1DF
Sold Jun 2020
£515,200
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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 Somerville Gardens homes
56 Somerville Gardens outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,196
Street avg £4,082
Floor Area
199 m²
Street avg 153 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.7 t/year
Street avg 8.0 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
0.2 km
Grand Parade — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Leigh North Street Primary 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
47.7dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.8dB