11 Essex Gardens, Leigh On Sea, SS9 4HG
About 11 Essex Gardens
11 Essex Gardens is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Leigh On Sea (SS9 4HG). It has a recorded floor area of 65 m² (around 700 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (May 2017) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 3-band jump. Period features are noted in the property record. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
On the market in September 2017 and unlisted since — roughly 9 years. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. At 65 m² it's 22.6% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (84 m² median across 20 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 80% of similar EPCs). Across 2007–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £380,000 is 20.6% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£450/sq ft) was about 43.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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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
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenWest-facing
- ParkingOff road
Building
- Period featuresYes
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
11 Essex Gardens has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
11 Essex Gardens changed hands twice within eighteen months — unusual for the area.
£380,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.3% per year over 10 years.
£315,000
Growth on file: 5.3% per year over 10 years.
Sales timeline
13 September 2017Most recent
£315,000
+15.4%over 1 year24 March 2016
£273,000
+21.3%over 8 years14 December 2007
£225,000
+21.6%over 6 months31 May 2007
£185,000
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
On habitable rooms, 11 Essex Gardens runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,846
Street avg £4,248
Floor Area
65 m²
Street avg 89 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.7 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.
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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
49.7dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.3dB