39 Cheltenham Drive, Leigh On Sea, SS9 3EQ

39 Cheltenham Drive is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Leigh On Sea (SS9 3EQ). It has a recorded floor area of 132 m² (around 1421 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (June 2024) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. When first surveyed in April 2009 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Average, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 82).

Untraded for 24 years, with the last transfer in May 2002. At 132 m² the property is well over the postcode median (93 m² across 22 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Today's modelled estimate of £594,000 sits 247.4% above the 2002 sale of £171,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£120/sq ft) was about 38.7% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2010. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.