What type of property is 17 Essex Gardens, SS9 4HG?

17 Essex Gardens, SS9 4HG is a 2-bedroom semi-detached house.

When did 17 Essex Gardens, SS9 4HG last change hands?

17 Essex Gardens, SS9 4HG last sold for £405,000 in July 2022, around 4 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £190,000 in December 2007. Source: HM Land Registry.

Has 17 Essex Gardens, SS9 4HG appreciated in value?

Across 3 sales between December 2007 and July 2022, 17 Essex Gardens, SS9 4HG rose from £190,000 to £405,000, a change of £215,000. That works out to roughly +5.3% per year compounded over 15 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 17 Essex Gardens, SS9 4HG have?

The current EPC rating for 17 Essex Gardens, SS9 4HG is D with a score of 62 out of 100, lodged in February 2022. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 17 Essex Gardens, SS9 4HG?

17 Essex Gardens, SS9 4HG has a recorded floor area of 72 m² (775 sq ft), around 36 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 14% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in SS9 4HG. Source: EPC Register.

How is 17 Essex Gardens, SS9 4HG heated?

The latest EPC at 17 Essex Gardens, SS9 4HG records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 17 Essex Gardens, SS9 4HG?

17 Essex Gardens, SS9 4HG is in council tax band C.

Where is 17 Essex Gardens, SS9 4HG located?

17 Essex Gardens, SS9 4HG sits in Leigh On Sea. It falls within the SS9 postcode district.

Is 17 Essex Gardens, SS9 4HG in a safe area?

Police records around 17 Essex Gardens, SS9 4HG show an average of 3 reported crimes per month over the last 7 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 48% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 17 Essex Gardens, SS9 4HG?

The closest primary school to 17 Essex Gardens, SS9 4HG is Blenheim Primary School (284m), one of 15 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is The Eastwood Academy (864m), with 7 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What is the nearest station to 17 Essex Gardens, SS9 4HG?

The closest bus stop to 17 Essex Gardens, SS9 4HG is Danescroft Drive, 146m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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17 Essex Gardens, Leigh On Sea, SS9 4HG

3 sales on record

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

72 m²

775 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 62

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 17 Essex Gardens

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

17 Essex Gardens is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Leigh On Sea (SS9 4HG). It has a recorded floor area of 72 m² (around 775 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (February 2022) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 87), a 2-band jump.

Across 2007–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.3% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£523/sq ft) was about 64.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £405,000 in July 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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Valuation

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Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

Bedrooms2
Bathrooms1
Dining roomYes
StudyYes

Outside

Private gardenWest-facing
ParkingOff street

Building

Central heatingYes
RefurbishedYes

Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Rating

D62

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

3.4 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 17 Essex Gardens, Leigh On Sea, SS9 4HG, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

17 Essex Gardens has no planning applications on record.

The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

17 Essex Gardens has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2007.

Current estimate

£435,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.3% per year over 15 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£405,000

Growth on file: 5.3% per year over 15 years.

Sales timeline

14 July 2022Most recent
£405,000
+97.6%over 8 years
11 August 2013
£205,000
+7.9%over 5 years
10 December 2007
£190,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in SS9 4HG: £511,250 (2025–2022).

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On the street

Versus other Essex Gardens homes

Four headline reads against 20 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

17 Essex Gardens outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£5,625

Street avg £4,205

Strongly above

Floor Area

72 m²

Street avg 89 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

3.4 t/year

Street avg 4.3 t/year

Above

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Leigh On Sea district page.

Full Leigh On Sea report

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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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around SS9 4HG from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

49.7dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for SS9 4HG

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.3dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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