17 Rockleigh Avenue, Leigh On Sea, SS9 1LA

17 Rockleigh Avenue is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Leigh On Sea (SS9 1LA). It has a recorded floor area of 49 m² (around 527 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band A. At 49 m² this is the 6th smallest of 34 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 42–206 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to C, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (July 2020) shows a C (score 70). When first surveyed in January 2009 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Good.

At 49 m² it sits well below the postcode median (91 m² across 33 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 85% of similar EPCs). On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£436/sq ft) was about 115.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: August 2021 at £230,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.