25 Darenth Road, Leigh On Sea, SS9 2UU

25 Darenth Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Leigh On Sea (SS9 2UU). It has a recorded floor area of 102 m² (around 1098 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (August 2019) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in May 2009 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average and main heating dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78). Other recorded features include a conservatory.

2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1996–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £603,000 is 12.7% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£487/sq ft) was about 130.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 102 m² it's 23.3% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (133 m² median across 7 EPCs). Most recent transfer: October 2021 at £535,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.