8 Croft Close, Leigh On Sea, SS9 4NX
About 8 Croft Close
8 Croft Close is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Leigh On Sea (SS9 4NX). It has a recorded floor area of 72 m² (around 775 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (October 2016) shows an F (score 38), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 75), a 3-band jump. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
At 72 m² it's 22% larger than the typical home in the postcode (59 m² median across 19 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2017–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.9% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£426/sq ft) was about 190.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: November 2022 at £330,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenWest-facing
- ParkingOff street
- Cul-de-sacYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
8 Croft Close sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Planning history
8 Croft Close has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 8 Croft Close was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£343,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.9% per year over 6 years.
£330,000
Growth on file: 4.9% per year over 6 years.
Sales timeline
2 November 2022Most recent
£330,000
+32.0%over 5 years30 January 2017
£250,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SS9 4NX: £150,000 (2023–2004).
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Versus other Croft Close homes
On price per m², 8 Croft Close stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£4,583
Street avg £2,699
Floor Area
72 m²
Street avg 65 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.2 t/year
Street avg 2.4 t/year
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Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Danescroft Drive — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Blenheim Primary School. 23 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.8dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.8dB