55 Cheltenham Drive, Leigh On Sea, SS9 3EQ

55 Cheltenham Drive is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Leigh On Sea (SS9 3EQ). It has a recorded floor area of 52 m² (around 560 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (June 2013) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. The rating has held steady at D across 3 certificates since October 2008. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 73). The latest certificate is from June 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. At 52 m² this is the 4th smallest of 23 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 32–159 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to C across 23 units on file.

A recent sale: £233,000 in May 2025. At 52 m² it sits well below the postcode median (95 m² across 22 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Across 1996–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.5% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£416/sq ft) was about 108.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode.