What kind of home is 21 Essex Gardens, SS9 4HG?

21 Essex Gardens, SS9 4HG is a semi-detached house.

What did 21 Essex Gardens, SS9 4HG sell for?

21 Essex Gardens, SS9 4HG last sold for £435,000 in September 2021, around 5 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £133,500 in September 2001. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of 21 Essex Gardens, SS9 4HG changed over time?

Across 3 sales between September 2001 and September 2021, 21 Essex Gardens, SS9 4HG rose from £133,500 to £435,000, a change of £301,500. That works out to roughly +6.1% per year compounded over 20 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 21 Essex Gardens, SS9 4HG?

The current EPC rating for 21 Essex Gardens, SS9 4HG is D with a score of 59 out of 100, lodged in June 2021. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 21 Essex Gardens, SS9 4HG?

21 Essex Gardens, SS9 4HG has a recorded floor area of 99 m² (1,066 sq ft). That makes it about 21% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in SS9 4HG. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 21 Essex Gardens, SS9 4HG use?

The latest EPC at 21 Essex Gardens, SS9 4HG records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 21 Essex Gardens, SS9 4HG?

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

Which area is 21 Essex Gardens, SS9 4HG in?

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

What is crime like near 21 Essex Gardens, SS9 4HG?

Police records around 21 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.

What schools are near 21 Essex Gardens, SS9 4HG?

The closest primary school to 21 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.

How well connected is 21 Essex Gardens, SS9 4HG?

The closest bus stop to 21 Essex Gardens, SS9 4HG is Danescroft Drive, 146m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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21 Essex Gardens, Leigh On Sea, SS9 4HG

3 sales on record

Property type

Semi-detached

Habitable rooms

From EPC

Floor area

99 m²

1066 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 59

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 21 Essex Gardens

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

21 Essex Gardens is a semi-detached house in Leigh On Sea (SS9 4HG). It has a recorded floor area of 99 m² (around 1066 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (June 2021) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump.

At 99 m² it's 19.3% larger than the typical home in the postcode (83 m² median across 20 EPCs). Across 2001–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £489,000 is 12.4% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£408/sq ft) was about 28.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold September 2021 for £435,000. 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

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

D59

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

4.2 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 21 Essex Gardens, Leigh On Sea, SS9 4HG, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

21 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.

Sale price has grown by over 3x since 2001.

Current estimate

£489,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.1% per year over 20 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£435,000

Growth on file: 6.1% per year over 20 years.

Sales timeline

29 September 2021Most recent
£435,000
+92.5%over 16 years
23 June 2005
£225,950
+69.3%over 3 years
26 September 2001
£133,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in SS9 4HG: £465,000 (2025–2022).

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Versus other Essex Gardens homes

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

Habitable Rooms for 21 Essex Gardens runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£4,394

Street avg £4,273

On par

Floor Area

99 m²

Street avg 88 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

4.2 t/year

Street avg 4.3 t/year

On par

Comparables

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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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