What type of property is 17 Fairleigh Drive, SS9 2HZ?

17 Fairleigh Drive, SS9 2HZ is a 3-bedroom semi-detached house.

What did 17 Fairleigh Drive, SS9 2HZ sell for?

17 Fairleigh Drive, SS9 2HZ last sold for £592,000 in October 2022, around 4 years ago. Before that, it sold for £420,000 in January 2021, so prices have been rising over 2 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 17 Fairleigh Drive, SS9 2HZ?

Across 2 sales between January 2021 and October 2022, 17 Fairleigh Drive, SS9 2HZ rose from £420,000 to £592,000, a change of £172,000. That works out to roughly +21.5% per year compounded over 2 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 17 Fairleigh Drive, SS9 2HZ?

The current EPC rating for 17 Fairleigh Drive, SS9 2HZ is D with a score of 59 out of 100, lodged in September 2020. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 17 Fairleigh Drive, SS9 2HZ?

17 Fairleigh Drive, SS9 2HZ has a recorded floor area of 101 m² (1,087 sq ft), around 34 m² per bedroom. Source: EPC Register.

How is 17 Fairleigh Drive, SS9 2HZ heated?

The latest EPC at 17 Fairleigh Drive, SS9 2HZ records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Are there any planning records for 17 Fairleigh Drive, SS9 2HZ?

17 Fairleigh Drive, SS9 2HZ has council approval for single-storey side and rear extension granted in January 2025 under ref. 24/01858/FULH. Source: PlanIt planning register.

What council tax band is 17 Fairleigh Drive, SS9 2HZ?

17 Fairleigh Drive, SS9 2HZ is in council tax band D.

Where is 17 Fairleigh Drive, SS9 2HZ located?

17 Fairleigh Drive, SS9 2HZ sits in Leigh On Sea. It falls within the SS9 postcode district.

How safe is the area around 17 Fairleigh Drive, SS9 2HZ?

Police records around 17 Fairleigh Drive, SS9 2HZ show an average of 3 reported crimes per month over the last 7 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 48% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 17 Fairleigh Drive, SS9 2HZ?

The closest primary school to 17 Fairleigh Drive, SS9 2HZ is West Leigh Infant School (224m), one of 14 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Belfairs Academy (813m), with 6 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What is the nearest station to 17 Fairleigh Drive, SS9 2HZ?

The closest bus stop to 17 Fairleigh Drive, SS9 2HZ is Kingswood Chase, 261m away. The nearest rail option is Leigh-on-Sea Rail Station, 849m away.

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17 Fairleigh Drive, Leigh On Sea, SS9 2HZ

1 planning record

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

101 m²

1087 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 59

Council tax

Band D

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 17 Fairleigh Drive

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

17 Fairleigh Drive is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Leigh On Sea (SS9 2HZ). It has a recorded floor area of 101 m² (around 1087 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (September 2020) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump.

One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2025. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2021–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 21.5% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£545/sq ft) was about 147.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold October 2022 for £592,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms3
Bathrooms2
Open-plan layoutYes
Dining roomYes
CloakroomYes
EnsuiteYes

Outside

Private gardenWest-facing
GarageYes

Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Rating

D59

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

4.8 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 17 Fairleigh Drive, Leigh On Sea, SS9 2HZ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

17 Fairleigh Drive has an approved single-storey side and rear extension on the planning record.

Jan 2025
ExtensionFull
In report
Extension: Single storey · Side and rear of property
Erect single storey rear/side extension, alter elevations
Agent
Edith Garland Architecture
Reference
24/01858/FULH
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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£599,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 21.5% per year over 2 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£592,000

Growth on file: 21.5% per year over 2 years.

Sales timeline

9 October 2022Most recent
£592,000
+41.0%over 1 year
4 January 2021
£420,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in SS9 2HZ: £599,995 (2024–2021).

Nearby sales in SS9 2HZ

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On the street

Versus other Fairleigh Drive homes

Four headline reads against 21 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Price per m² for 17 Fairleigh Drive runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£5,861

Street avg £3,724

Strongly above

Floor Area

101 m²

Street avg 107 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

4.8 t/year

Street avg 5.0 t/year

On par

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.

Crime

3/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.3 km

Kingswood Chase — bus stop.

Closest school

0.2 km

West Leigh Infant School. 20 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

50.6dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for SS9 2HZ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

40.2dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

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70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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