8 Sydney Road, Leigh On Sea, SS9 3PL
About 8 Sydney Road
8 Sydney Road is a four-bedroom detached house in Leigh On Sea (SS9 3PL). It has a recorded floor area of 117 m² (around 1259 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (September 2013) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from September 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 117 m² the property is well over the postcode median (84 m² across 23 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include a garage conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1995–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.1% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£429/sq ft) was about 89.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £540,000 in June 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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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
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 14 Sept 2023
EPC Rating
Planning history
A a garage conversion application was refused at 8 Sydney Road in 2024.
- Oct 2024Garage ConversionFullIn report
Convert garage into habitable accommodation and alteration to front elevation
- Reference
- 24/01344/FULH
- Aug 2024Garage ConversionOutlineIn report
Use integral garage as habitable accommodation and alteration to front elevation (Lawful Development Certificate Proposed)
- Reference
- 24/00900/CLP
What's in 8 Sydney Road, Leigh On Sea, SS9 3PL's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
8 Sydney Road has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1995.
£534,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.1% per year over 26 years.
£540,000
Growth on file: 7.1% per year over 26 years.
Sales timeline
28 June 2021Most recent
£540,000
+44.8%over 6 years14 September 2014
£373,000
+93.3%over 12 years1 February 2002
£193,000
+55.6%over 4 years2 July 1997
£124,000
+37.8%over 2 years11 May 1995
£89,995
Median price across the last 5 sales in SS9 3PL: £285,000 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in SS9 3PL
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Versus other Sydney Road homes
On habitable rooms, 8 Sydney Road stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£4,615
Street avg £3,755
Floor Area
117 m²
Street avg 115 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.5 t/year
Street avg 4.9 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
Canvey Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Belfairs Academy. 20 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.7dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.0dB