5 Hawthorns, Leigh On Sea, SS9 4JT
About 5 Hawthorns
5 Hawthorns is a semi-detached house in Leigh On Sea (SS9 4JT). It has a recorded floor area of 97 m² (around 1044 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (December 2017) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump.
One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2022. Past consents include an extension and a garage conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2002–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £442,000 is 23.6% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£342/sq ft) was about 81.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 8 years since the last transfer (May 2018).
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Nov 2022Garage ConversionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Erect single storey rear extension with bi-fold doors and roof skylights, convert garage into habitable accommodation and alter front elevation
- Agent
- Edith Garland Architecture
Extension- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 22/01703/FULH
What's in 5 Hawthorns, Leigh On Sea, SS9 4JT's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Sale price has at least doubled since 2002.
£442,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.4% per year over 16 years.
£357,500
Growth on file: 5.4% per year over 16 years.
Sales timeline
10 May 2018Most recent
£357,500
-0.7%26 February 2018
£360,000
+130.8%over 15 years11 September 2002
£156,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SS9 4JT: £285,000 (2022–2017).
Nearby sales in SS9 4JT
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Versus other Hawthorns homes
5 Hawthorns outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,686
Street avg £2,614
Floor Area
97 m²
Street avg 99 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.7 t/year
Street avg 4.5 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Danescroft Drive — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 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
51.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.5dB