What kind of home is 3 Essex Gardens, SS9 4HG?

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

What was the last sold price for 3 Essex Gardens, SS9 4HG?

3 Essex Gardens, SS9 4HG last sold for £355,000 in June 2021, around 5 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £159,950 in January 2003. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of 3 Essex Gardens, SS9 4HG changed over time?

Across 3 sales between January 2003 and June 2021, 3 Essex Gardens, SS9 4HG rose from £159,950 to £355,000, a change of £195,050. That works out to roughly +4.4% per year compounded over 18 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 3 Essex Gardens, SS9 4HG have?

The current EPC rating for 3 Essex Gardens, SS9 4HG is E with a score of 51 out of 100, lodged in July 2015. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 3 Essex Gardens, SS9 4HG?

3 Essex Gardens, SS9 4HG has a recorded floor area of 84 m² (904 sq ft), around 42 m² per bedroom. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 3 Essex Gardens, SS9 4HG use?

The latest EPC at 3 Essex Gardens, SS9 4HG records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What planning history does 3 Essex Gardens, SS9 4HG have?

3 Essex Gardens, SS9 4HG has council approval for single-storey side and rear extension granted in November 2021 under ref. 21/01837/FULH. Source: PlanIt planning register.

What is the council tax band for 3 Essex Gardens, SS9 4HG?

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

Which area is 3 Essex Gardens, SS9 4HG in?

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

How safe is the area around 3 Essex Gardens, SS9 4HG?

Police records around 3 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 3 Essex Gardens, SS9 4HG?

The closest primary school to 3 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 transport links are near 3 Essex Gardens, SS9 4HG?

The closest bus stop to 3 Essex Gardens, SS9 4HG is Danescroft Drive, 146m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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3 Essex Gardens, Leigh On Sea, SS9 4HG

3 sales on record1 planning record

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

84 m²

904 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 51

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 3 Essex Gardens

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

3 Essex Gardens is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Leigh On Sea (SS9 4HG). It has a recorded floor area of 84 m² (around 904 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (July 2015) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from July 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2021. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 80% of similar EPCs). Across 2003–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £403,000 is 13.5% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£393/sq ft) was about 23.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold June 2021 for £355,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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Risks

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Trends

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Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms2
Bathrooms1

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 Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 20 Jul 2025

EPC Rating

E51

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Average

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

5.2 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 3 Essex Gardens, Leigh On Sea, SS9 4HG, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

3 Essex Gardens has an approved single-storey side and rear extension on the planning record.

Nov 2021
ExtensionFull
In report
Extension: Single storey · Side and rear of property
Erect single storey side and rear extension, alter elevations
Agent
DK Building Designs Ltd
Documents
4 docs on file
Reference
21/01837/FULH
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What's in 3 Essex Gardens, Leigh On Sea, SS9 4HG's planning history?

Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.

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 at least doubled since 2003.

Current estimate

£403,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.4% per year over 18 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£355,000

Growth on file: 4.4% per year over 18 years.

Sales timeline

24 June 2021Most recent
£355,000
+62.1%over 13 years
23 August 2007
£219,000
+36.9%over 4 years
10 January 2003
£159,950

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

Nearby sales in SS9 4HG

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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.

On epc rating, 3 Essex Gardens runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£4,226

Street avg £4,283

On par

Floor Area

84 m²

Street avg 88 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

5.2 t/year

Street avg 4.2 t/year

Strongly below

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

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