1 Ensign Close, Leigh On Sea, SS9 1FG

1 Ensign Close is a two-bedroom detached house in Leigh On Sea (SS9 1FG). It has a recorded floor area of 79 m² (around 850 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (July 2019) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since July 2009. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump.

At 79 m² the property is well over the postcode median (54 m² across 33 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 88% of similar EPCs). Across 1999–2011, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £433,000 sits 73.2% above the 2011 sale of £249,995. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£294/sq ft) was about 47.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sold in August 2011, so it's been off the market for around 15 years. One planning record on file: tree works refused in 2023.