7 Cranleigh Drive, Leigh On Sea, SS9 1SX
About 7 Cranleigh Drive
7 Cranleigh Drive is a four-bedroom mid-terrace house in Leigh On Sea (SS9 1SX). It has a recorded floor area of 120 m² (around 1292 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (August 2024) shows a C (score 74). When first surveyed in February 2014 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, roof efficiency went from Average to Good and window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 86). Other recorded features include a balcony. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
At 120 m² the property is well over the postcode median (77 m² across 36 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. 4 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 2 is the typical count. A recent sale: £595,000 in January 2025. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include a loft conversion and an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2014–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.6% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£461/sq ft) was about 106.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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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
- Bathrooms2
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- BalconyYes
Building
- Previously extendedYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
7 Cranleigh Drive ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
Wall insulation improved
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
7 Cranleigh Drive has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
- Jul 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
- 22/01243/CLP
- Jan 2017ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Erect single storey rear extension to No.7 and No.9 Cranleigh Drive
- Agent
- The Draughtsman
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 16/02185/FULH
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 7 Cranleigh Drive
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 7 Cranleigh Drive was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£631,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.6% per year over 11 years.
£595,000
Growth on file: 6.6% per year over 11 years.
Sales timeline
10 January 2025Most recent
£595,000
+70.0%over 9 years20 November 2015
£350,000
+14.8%over 1 year10 July 2014
£305,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SS9 1SX: £385,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in SS9 1SX
29 Cranleigh Drive, Leigh On Sea, SS9 1SX
Sold Oct 2025
£500,00019 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
£260,00013a, Cranleigh Drive, Leigh On Sea, SS9 1SX
Sold Jul 2021
£225,000
Everything we know about 7 Cranleigh Drive, 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 Cranleigh Drive homes
EPC Rating for 7 Cranleigh Drive runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,958
Street avg £3,446
Floor Area
120 m²
Street avg 96 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.9 t/year
Street avg 5.3 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