10 Essex Gardens, Leigh On Sea, SS9 4HG
About 10 Essex Gardens
10 Essex Gardens is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Leigh On Sea (SS9 4HG). It has a recorded floor area of 106 m² (around 1141 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (September 2015) shows a C (score 70). The latest certificate is from September 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Held since July 1997 — that's 29 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 106 m² it's 27.7% larger than the typical home in the postcode (83 m² median across 20 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Today's modelled estimate of £403,000 sits 539.7% above the 1997 sale of £63,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£55/sq ft) was about 82.7% below the postcode norm.
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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
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- GarageDetached
Energy performance
10 Essex Gardens ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 23 Sept 2025
EPC Rating
Planning history
10 Essex Gardens has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
10 Essex Gardens's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1997).
£403,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£63,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
7 July 1997Most recent
£63,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SS9 4HG: £465,000 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in SS9 4HG
23 Essex Gardens, Leigh On Sea, SS9 4HG
Sold Jul 2025
£465,00011a, Essex Gardens, Leigh On Sea, SS9 4HG
Sold Mar 2025
£375,0001 Essex Gardens, Leigh On Sea, SS9 4HG
Sold Sept 2022
£642,5008 Essex Gardens, Leigh On Sea, SS9 4HG
Sold Aug 2022
£550,00017 Essex Gardens, Leigh On Sea, SS9 4HG
Sold Jul 2022
£405,000
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Versus other Essex Gardens homes
10 Essex Gardens is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£594
Street avg £4,485
Floor Area
106 m²
Street avg 87 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.0 t/year
Street avg 4.3 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Danescroft Drive — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Blenheim Primary School. 22 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.7dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.3dB