27 Rockleigh Avenue, Leigh On Sea, SS9 1LA

27 Rockleigh Avenue is a four-bedroom mid-terrace house in Leigh On Sea (SS9 1LA). It has a recorded floor area of 138 m² (around 1485 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (December 2014) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since November 2008. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Poor to Good, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from December 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Period features are noted in the property record.

At 138 m² the property is well over the postcode median (77 m² across 33 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 85% of similar EPCs). 4 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 2 is the typical count. Across 1996–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.2% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£404/sq ft) was about 95.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £600,000 in April 2024.