Dawnlea, Cliff Road, Leigh On Sea, SS9 1HJ

Dawnlea is a detached house in Leigh On Sea (SS9 1HJ). It has a recorded floor area of 201 m² (around 2164 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (July 2016) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since September 2009. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good and main heating went from Average to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor and roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 2-band jump.

At 201 m² the property is well over the postcode median (125 m² across 19 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 74% of similar EPCs). 4 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 3 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2009–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £978,000 is 10.5% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£409/sq ft) was about 47.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: June 2021 at £885,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.