4 Cliff Road, Leigh On Sea, SS9 1HJ
About 4 Cliff Road
4 Cliff Road is a three-bedroom detached house in Leigh On Sea (SS9 1HJ). It has a recorded floor area of 117 m² (around 1259 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (April 2015) shows an F (score 35), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it E (May 2014); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 75), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from April 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Period features are noted in the property record.
At 117 m² it's 15.6% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (139 m² median across 19 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2014–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.8% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£580/sq ft) was about 116.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold September 2023 for £730,000.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- GarageYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
4 Cliff Road sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 06 Apr 2025
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls changed
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
4 Cliff Road has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
5applications of note in the surrounding area
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
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Sales history & valuation
4 Cliff Road saw 3 transfers in just over a decade — high turnover for the postcode.
£675,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.8% per year over 9 years.
£730,000
Growth on file: 5.8% per year over 9 years.
Sales timeline
3 September 2023Most recent
£730,000
+35.7%over 5 years26 July 2018
£538,000
+22.3%over 3 years2 October 2014
£440,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SS9 1HJ: £835,000 (2022–2020).
Nearby sales in SS9 1HJ
Everything we know about 4 Cliff Road, 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
Versus other Cliff Road homes
4 Cliff Road outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£6,239
Street avg £3,510
Floor Area
117 m²
Street avg 152 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
9.2 t/year
Street avg 7.0 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Kings Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Chalkwell Hall Infant School. 26 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.3dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.3dB