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Spencer House, Flat 18, Ensign Close, Leigh On Sea, SS9 1FG

EPC B4 sales on record
Property type
End terrace
Floor 1st
Bedrooms
2
Bathroom
1
Floor area
57 m²
614 sq ft
Energy rating
B
Score 81
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 end-of-terrace house in Leigh On Sea (SS9 1FG). It has a recorded floor area of 57 m² (around 614 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (June 2019) returns a B (score 81), comfortably above the UK average. The rating has held steady at B across 2 certificates since March 2009. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. Main heating runs on electricity. At 57 m² this is the 22nd 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, with this unit at the top.

Last sale on file: £235,000 in June 2023. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 88% of similar EPCs). Across 1999–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.4% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£383/sq ft) was about 92.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

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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

  • Bedrooms2
  • Bathrooms1
Energy

Energy performance

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

For a compact home of this size, this rating sits in the top tier locally.

Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Jun 2019

EPC Rating

A
B
B81
C
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
1.8 t/year
Occupancy
Rented

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Jun 2019from Mar 2009
Low Energy Lighting
0%100%

More low energy lighting installed

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Spencer House, Flat 18, 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

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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.

Spencer House has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1999.

Current estimate

£251,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.4% per year over 24 years.

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Last sold (2023)

£235,000

Growth on file: 5.4% per year over 24 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 14 June 2023Most recent

    £235,000

    +22.1%over 7 years
  2. 1 December 2015

    £192,500

    +143.7%over 12 years
  3. 19 June 2003

    £79,000

    +19.8%over 4 years
  4. 13 May 1999

    £65,950

Median price across the last 5 sales in SS9 1FG: £240,000 (2025–2022).

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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.

On floor area, Spencer House stands well clear of the street.

Price per m²

£4,123

Street avg £3,579

On par

Floor Area

57 m²

Street avg 53 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 3 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

1.8 t/year

Street avg 2.2 t/year

Strongly 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 18, Ensign Close, Leigh On Sea, SS9 1FG. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.