5 Cranleigh Drive, Leigh On Sea, SS9 1SX
About 5 Cranleigh Drive
5 Cranleigh Drive is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Leigh On Sea (SS9 1SX). It has a recorded floor area of 112 m² (around 1206 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (April 2021) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in July 2009 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 2-band jump. Period features are noted in the property record.
At 112 m² the property is well over the postcode median (77 m² across 36 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. One planning record on file: a loft conversion approved in 2022. Past consents include a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2008–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £578,000 is 18% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£406/sq ft) was about 75.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold June 2021 for £490,000. 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
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenWest-facing
Building
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Window efficiency improved
Planning history
- May 2022Loft ConversionOutlineIn report
Dormer to rear to form habitable accommodation in roofspace, rooflights to front (Lawful development certificate-proposed)
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 22/00713/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.
£578,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.2% per year over 13 years.
£490,000
Growth on file: 5.2% per year over 13 years.
Sales timeline
24 June 2021Most recent
£490,000
+96.0%over 13 years20 March 2008
£249,995
Median price across the last 5 sales in SS9 1SX: £500,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in SS9 1SX
29 Cranleigh Drive, Leigh On Sea, SS9 1SX
Sold Oct 2025
£500,0007 Cranleigh Drive, Leigh On Sea, SS9 1SX
Sold Jan 2025
£595,00019 Cranleigh Drive, Leigh On Sea, SS9 1SX
Sold Dec 2023
£500,00021 Cranleigh Drive, Leigh On Sea, SS9 1SX
Sold Nov 2023
£385,0001a, Cranleigh Drive, Leigh On Sea, SS9 1SX
Sold Jul 2021
£260,000
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What we flagged
- Signs of HMO activity in the area

Versus other Cranleigh Drive homes
5 Cranleigh Drive outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,375
Street avg £3,480
Floor Area
112 m²
Street avg 96 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.6 t/year
Street avg 5.2 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Leigh Elms — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Leigh North Street Primary School. 23 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.0dB