8 Essex Gardens, Leigh On Sea, SS9 4HG
About 8 Essex Gardens
8 Essex Gardens is a three-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 1930-1949 and council tax band C. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (April 2021) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in June 2010 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 87), a 2-band jump. Period features are noted in the property record. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
Sold August 2022 for £550,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. Across 2006–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.3% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£786/sq ft) was about 149.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused. At 65 m² it's 22.6% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (84 m² median across 20 EPCs).
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- GarageYes
Building
- TenureFreehold
- Period featuresYes
- RefurbishedYes
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
8 Essex Gardens has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
- Aug 2021ExtensionIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Erect single storey rear extension, projecting 4m beyond the existing rear wall of the dwelling, 2.71m high to eaves and with a maximum height of 2.71m
- Agent
- The draughtmans Architectural Ltd
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 21/01542/GPDE
- Jul 2021ExtensionIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Erect single storey rear extension, projecting 4m beyond the existing rear wall of the dwelling, 3.1m high to eaves and with a maximum height of 3.2m
- Agent
- The Draughtsmans Architectural Ltd
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 21/01348/GPDE
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- Recent ownership pattern worth a look
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Sales history & valuation
8 Essex Gardens has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 2006.
£556,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.3% per year over 16 years.
£550,000
Growth on file: 7.3% per year over 16 years.
Sales timeline
17 August 2022Most recent
£550,000
+59.9%over 1 year19 July 2021
£344,000
+56.4%over 9 years23 November 2011
£220,000
+22.2%over 5 years5 October 2006
£180,000
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
£642,50017 Essex Gardens, Leigh On Sea, SS9 4HG
Sold Jul 2022
£405,00015 Essex Gardens, Leigh On Sea, SS9 4HG
Sold May 2022
£511,250
Everything we know about 8 Essex Gardens, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Recent ownership pattern worth a look
Versus other Essex Gardens homes
Price per m² for 8 Essex Gardens runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£8,462
Street avg £4,047
Floor Area
65 m²
Street avg 89 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.3 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