44 Elmsleigh Drive, Leigh On Sea, SS9 3DN

44 Elmsleigh Drive is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Leigh On Sea (SS9 3DN). It has a recorded floor area of 35 m² (around 377 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band A. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (March 2023) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. When first surveyed in February 2011 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. At 35 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 37 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 24–138 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to B across 37 units on file. Other recorded features include a conservatory.

At 35 m² it sits well below the postcode median (64 m² across 36 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Last sale on file: £225,000 in January 2024. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 2001–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.1% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£597/sq ft) was about 85.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode.