Skip to content

Spencer House, Flat 13, Ensign Close, Leigh On Sea, SS9 1FG

4 sales on record
Property type
Mid terrace
Floor Ground
Bedrooms
2
Bathroom
1
Floor area
56 m²
603 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 76
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Private Rental
Overview

About Spencer House

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

Spencer House is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Leigh On Sea (SS9 1FG). It has a recorded floor area of 56 m² (around 603 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2007 onwards and council tax band C. The latest certificate (August 2020) shows a C (score 76), near the top of the C band. The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since April 2010. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Good to Very Good, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and main heating dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 82). Main heating runs on electricity. At 56 m² this is the 19th smallest of 23 units on EPC record in Spencer House, where floor areas span 48–59 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to B across 23 units on file.

Last sale on file: £245,000 in March 2022. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. Across 1999–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.9% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£406/sq ft) was about 104.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

Before you offer

Know exactly what you're buying at Spencer House

Before you offer, see what the listing won't tell you, the true value, the red flags and the full history.

Already flagged here

Signs of HMO activity in the area
£14.99
Trusted by UK homebuyers

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

  • Bedrooms2
  • Bathrooms1

Outside

  • Communal gardenYes
  • ParkingAllocated

Building

  • RefurbishedYes
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Aug 2020

EPC Rating

A
B
C
C76
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
1.9 t/year
Occupancy
Rented

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Aug 2020from Apr 2010
Heating System
Storage HeatersRoom Heaters

Heating system changed

Hot Water
AveragePoor

Hot water efficiency decreased

Windows
AverageGood

Window efficiency improved

Walls
GoodVery Good

Wall insulation improved

Floor Insulation
UninsulatedInsulated

Floor insulation added or improved

Low Energy Lighting
28%71%

More low energy lighting installed

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Spencer House, Flat 13, Ensign Close, Leigh On Sea, SS9 1FG, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Spencer House has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

5applications of note in the surrounding area

Before you offer

We flagged 1 thing worth checking at Spencer House

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
£14.99

30-day money-back guarantee

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 grown by over 3x since 1999.

Current estimate

£269,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.9% per year over 23 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2022)

£245,000

Growth on file: 5.9% per year over 23 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 21 March 2022Most recent

    £245,000

    +37.5%over 7 years
  2. 18 September 2014

    £178,200

    +134.5%over 14 years
  3. 19 June 2000

    £75,995

    +15.2%over 1 year
  4. 14 April 1999

    £65,950

Median price across the last 5 sales in SS9 1FG: £240,000 (2025–2023).

Before you offer

Everything we know about Spencer House, 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
£14.99
Trusted by UK homebuyers
Preview of the full property report
On the street

Versus other Ensign Close homes

Four headline reads against 25 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Floor Area for Spencer House runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£4,375

Street avg £3,569

Above

Floor Area

56 m²

Street avg 53 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 3 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

1.9 t/year

Street avg 2.2 t/year

Above
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.

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

Darlinghurst Grove — bus stop.

Closest school

0.2 km

Chalkwell Hall Infant School. 27 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

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 1FG from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for SS9 1FG

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

50.9dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for SS9 1FG

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

40.6dB

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

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about Spencer House, Flat 13, Ensign Close, Leigh On Sea, SS9 1FG. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.