What kind of home is 1 Grovewood Avenue, SS9 5EQ?

1 Grovewood Avenue, SS9 5EQ is a 3-bedroom semi-detached house.

What did 1 Grovewood Avenue, SS9 5EQ sell for?

1 Grovewood Avenue, SS9 5EQ last sold for £324,500 in April 2022, around 4 years ago. Land Registry has 5 sales on record going back to £54,000 in January 1997. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of 1 Grovewood Avenue, SS9 5EQ changed over time?

Across 5 sales between January 1997 and April 2022, 1 Grovewood Avenue, SS9 5EQ rose from £54,000 to £324,500, a change of £270,500. That works out to roughly +7.3% per year compounded over 25 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 1 Grovewood Avenue, SS9 5EQ have?

The current EPC rating for 1 Grovewood Avenue, SS9 5EQ is D with a score of 60 out of 100, lodged in May 2012. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 1 Grovewood Avenue, SS9 5EQ?

1 Grovewood Avenue, SS9 5EQ has a recorded floor area of 71 m² (764 sq ft), around 24 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 10% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in SS9 5EQ. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 1 Grovewood Avenue, SS9 5EQ use?

The latest EPC at 1 Grovewood Avenue, SS9 5EQ records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 1 Grovewood Avenue, SS9 5EQ?

1 Grovewood Avenue, SS9 5EQ is in council tax band C.

Which area is 1 Grovewood Avenue, SS9 5EQ in?

1 Grovewood Avenue, SS9 5EQ sits in Leigh On Sea. It falls within the SS9 postcode district.

How safe is the area around 1 Grovewood Avenue, SS9 5EQ?

Police records around 1 Grovewood Avenue, SS9 5EQ 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 1 Grovewood Avenue, SS9 5EQ?

The closest primary school to 1 Grovewood Avenue, SS9 5EQ is Edwards Hall Primary School (835m), one of 15 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is The Eastwood Academy (2.2km), with 4 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is 1 Grovewood Avenue, SS9 5EQ?

The closest bus stop to 1 Grovewood Avenue, SS9 5EQ is Eastwood Rise, 229m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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1 Grovewood Avenue, Leigh On Sea, SS9 5EQ

5 sales on record

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

71 m²

764 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 60

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 1 Grovewood Avenue

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

1 Grovewood Avenue is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Leigh On Sea (SS9 5EQ). It has a recorded floor area of 71 m² (around 764 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (May 2012) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from May 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Across 1997–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.3% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£425/sq ft) was about 59.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold April 2022 for £324,500. 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

the local market

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms3
Bathrooms2

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 02 May 2022

EPC Rating

D60

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

3.6 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 1 Grovewood Avenue, Leigh On Sea, SS9 5EQ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 Grovewood Avenue has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

2applications of note in the surrounding area

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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Price for 1 Grovewood Avenue has grown more than fourfold since the 1997 starting point.

Current estimate

£356,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.3% per year over 25 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£324,500

Growth on file: 7.3% per year over 25 years.

Sales timeline

27 April 2022Most recent
£324,500
+74.0%over 8 years
23 July 2013
£186,500
-11.2%over 5 years
14 March 2008
£210,000
+37.3%over 3 years
4 August 2004
£153,000
+183.3%over 7 years
10 January 1997
£54,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in SS9 5EQ: £367,000 (2025–2022).

Nearby sales in SS9 5EQ

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On the street

Versus other Grovewood Avenue homes

Four headline reads against 24 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On floor area, 1 Grovewood Avenue runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£4,570

Street avg £4,122

On par

Floor Area

71 m²

Street avg 83 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

3.6 t/year

Street avg 3.4 t/year

On par

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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.

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Crime

3/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.2 km

Eastwood Rise — bus stop.

Closest school

0.8 km

Edwards Hall Primary School. 19 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around SS9 5EQ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

54.9dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for SS9 5EQ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

47.4dB

Low

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