3 Darenth Road, Leigh On Sea, SS9 2UU
About 3 Darenth Road
3 Darenth Road is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Leigh On Sea (SS9 2UU). It has a recorded floor area of 137 m² (around 1475 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (May 2012) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 75), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from May 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Today's modelled estimate of £613,000 sits 101.6% above the 2013 sale of £304,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£206/sq ft) was about 33.4% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2016. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 137 m² it's 25.7% larger than the typical home in the postcode (109 m² median across 7 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 86% of similar EPCs). Last sold in March 2013, so it's been off the market for around 13 years.
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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
Energy performance
3 Darenth Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 13 May 2022
EPC Rating
Planning history
3 Darenth Road has an approved single-storey side and rear extension on the planning record.
- Aug 2016ExtensionOutlineIn report
Extension: Single storey · Side and rear of property
Single storey rear and side extensions (Lawful Development Certificate - Proposed)
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 16/01020/CLP
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
3 Darenth Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£613,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£304,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
22 March 2013Most recent
£304,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SS9 2UU: £500,000 (2021–2018).
Nearby sales in SS9 2UU
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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 Darenth Road homes
3 Darenth Road is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£2,219
Street avg £4,302
Floor Area
137 m²
Street avg 120 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.0 t/year
Street avg 5.1 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
0.1 km
Thames Drive — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Belfairs Academy. 20 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.7dB