8 Rockleigh Avenue, Leigh On Sea, SS9 1LA
About 8 Rockleigh Avenue
8 Rockleigh Avenue is a four-bedroom mid-terrace house in Leigh On Sea (SS9 1LA). It has a recorded floor area of 136 m² (around 1464 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (January 2015) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from January 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Period features are noted in the property record.
At 136 m² the property is well over the postcode median (77 m² across 33 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 4 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 2 is the typical count. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include a loft conversion, an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2015–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 10.5% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£406/sq ft) was about 100.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £595,000 in February 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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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
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
Building
- Period featuresYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 08 Jan 2025
EPC Rating
Planning history
A a loft conversion application was refused at 8 Rockleigh Avenue in 2024.
- May 2024Loft ConversionOutlineIn report
Install dormer to rear to form habitable accommodation in the loftspace (certificate of lawful development - proposed)
- Reference
- 24/00494/CLP
- Mar 2024Loft ConversionOutlineIn report
Dormer to rear to form habitable accommodation in loft space, three roof lights to front (Lawful development certificate - proposed)
- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- 24/00077/CLP
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£590,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 10.5% per year over 6 years.
£595,000
Growth on file: 10.5% per year over 6 years.
Sales timeline
26 February 2021Most recent
£595,000
+73.7%over 5 years20 August 2015
£342,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in SS9 1LA: £490,000 (2025–2023).
Nearby sales in SS9 1LA
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Sold Sept 2025
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Sold May 2025
£242,0001 Rockleigh Avenue, Leigh On Sea, SS9 1LA
Sold Mar 2025
£600,00027 Rockleigh Avenue, Leigh On Sea, SS9 1LA
Sold Apr 2024
£600,00016 Rockleigh Avenue, Leigh On Sea, SS9 1LA
Sold May 2023
£490,000
Everything we know about 8 Rockleigh Avenue, 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 Rockleigh Avenue homes
8 Rockleigh Avenue outperforms the street on habitable rooms by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,375
Street avg £3,907
Floor Area
136 m²
Street avg 122 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.1 t/year
Street avg 5.7 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
Chalkwell Schools — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 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.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.8dB