5 Darenth Road, Leigh On Sea, SS9 2UU
About 5 Darenth Road
5 Darenth Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Leigh On Sea (SS9 2UU). It has a recorded floor area of 109 m² (around 1173 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (February 2018) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 3-band jump.
One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2018. Past consents include an extension and a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 109 m² it's 18% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (133 m² median across 7 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 86% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £608,000 is 22.8% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£422/sq ft) was about 99.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: August 2018 at £495,000.
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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
- Bedrooms3
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- GarageYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Nov 2018Loft ConversionOutlineIn report
Roof extension and dormer to rear (Lawful Development Certificate - Proposed)
Extension- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 18/01774/CLP
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
5 Darenth Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£608,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£495,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
6 August 2018Most recent
£495,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SS9 2UU: £500,000 (2021–2013).
Nearby sales in SS9 2UU
Everything we know about 5 Darenth Road, 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 Darenth Road homes
On epc rating, 5 Darenth Road runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,541
Street avg £3,915
Floor Area
109 m²
Street avg 124 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.3 t/year
Street avg 5.5 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