48 Highcliff Drive, Leigh On Sea, SS9 1DG

48 Highcliff Drive is a four-bedroom mid-terrace house in Leigh On Sea (SS9 1DG). It has a recorded floor area of 147 m² (around 1582 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (May 2024) shows a C (score 78), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in July 2016 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, roof efficiency went from Average to Very Good and window efficiency went from Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 86). The property has underfloor heating on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal.

At 147 m² the property is well over the postcode median (71 m² across 18 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 83% of similar EPCs). 4 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 2 is the typical count. Across 1996–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 11.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £750,000 sits 80.7% above the 2016 sale of £415,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£262/sq ft) was about 79.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2016. Past consents include an extension and a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last changed hands 10 years ago, in August 2016.