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78 Leigh Cliff Road, Leigh On Sea, SS9 1DN

3 sales on record1 planning record
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
4
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
158 m²
1701 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 66
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 78 Leigh Cliff Road

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

78 Leigh Cliff Road is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Leigh On Sea (SS9 1DN). It has a recorded floor area of 158 m² (around 1701 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (May 2018) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump.

One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2010. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 158 m² it's 22.5% larger than the typical home in the postcode (129 m² median across 27 EPCs). 4 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 2 is the typical count. Across 2006–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 6% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£535/sq ft) was about 123.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold August 2022 for £910,000. 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

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms4
  • Bathrooms2
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D66
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
5.7 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 78 Leigh Cliff Road, Leigh On Sea, SS9 1DN, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
  1. Aug 2010
    ExtensionFull
    In report

    Extension: Single storey · Rear of property

    Erect single storey rear extension and shed

    Documents
    15 docs on file
    Reference
    10/01032/FULH
    View planning record
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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Sale price has at least doubled since 2006.

Current estimate

£922,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.0% per year over 17 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£910,000

Growth on file: 6.0% per year over 17 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 30 August 2022Most recent

    £910,000

    +23.0%over 3 years

  2. 1 November 2018

    £740,000

    +114.5%over 12 years

  3. 20 January 2006

    £345,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in SS9 1DN: £722,500 (2024–2021).

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On the street

Versus other Leigh Cliff Road homes

Four headline reads against 17 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

78 Leigh Cliff Road outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£5,759

Street avg £3,825

Strongly above

Floor Area

158 m²

Street avg 163 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 7 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

5.7 t/year

Street avg 8.9 t/year

Above
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£685k

1 Cliff Road

SS9 1HJ

4 bed
£684k

1 Rockleigh Avenue

SS9 1LA

4 bed1 bath
£564k

1 Redcliff Drive

SS9 1AY

3 bed2 bath
£433k

1 Ensign Close

SS9 1FG

2 bed1 bath
£1.1m

1 Grand Drive

SS9 1BG

£421k

1 Avenue Road

SS9 1AX

2 bed1 bath
£382k

1 Richmond Court, Grand Parade

SS9 1DP

2 bed
£328k

1 Estuary Court, Grand Parade

SS9 1DU

2 bed1 bath
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Leigh On Sea district page.
Full Leigh On Sea report

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

Grand Drive — bus stop.

Closest school

0.5 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.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around SS9 1DN from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for SS9 1DN

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

46.8dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for SS9 1DN

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

37.3dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

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