21 Fairleigh Drive, Leigh On Sea, SS9 2HZ
About 21 Fairleigh Drive
21 Fairleigh Drive is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Leigh On Sea (SS9 2HZ). It has a recorded floor area of 140 m² (around 1507 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (May 2021) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump.
At 140 m² the property is well over the postcode median (97 m² across 27 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2014. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2003–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £731,000 is 11.1% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£437/sq ft) was about 68.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: July 2021 at £658,000. 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
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms3
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Council records include a part-single-part-two-storey rear extension at 21 Fairleigh Drive.
- Apr 2014ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Part single, part two storey · Rear of property
Erect part two/part single storey rear extension and alter side elevation
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 14/00237/FULH
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 2003.
£731,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.8% per year over 18 years.
£658,000
Growth on file: 7.8% per year over 18 years.
Sales timeline
22 July 2021Most recent
£658,000
+135.0%over 10 years9 November 2010
£280,000
+66.7%over 7 years15 May 2003
£168,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SS9 2HZ: £592,000 (2024–2022).
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Sold Nov 2022
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Sold Oct 2022
£592,000
Everything we know about 21 Fairleigh 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
- Larger development activity nearby
Versus other Fairleigh Drive homes
Floor Area for 21 Fairleigh Drive runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,700
Street avg £3,789
Floor Area
140 m²
Street avg 105 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.8 t/year
Street avg 5.0 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
0.3 km
Kingswood Chase — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
West Leigh Infant School. 20 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.6dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.2dB