31 Grovewood Avenue, Leigh On Sea, SS9 5EQ
About 31 Grovewood Avenue
31 Grovewood Avenue is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Leigh On Sea (SS9 5EQ). It has a recorded floor area of 66 m² (around 710 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (February 2013) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from February 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 66 m² it's 18% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (81 m² median across 24 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 1997–2014, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £335,000 sits 105.5% above the 2014 sale of £163,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£229/sq ft) was about 16% below the postcode norm. On the market in February 2014 and unlisted since — roughly 12 years.
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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
- Bedrooms2
Energy performance
31 Grovewood Avenue sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 21 Feb 2023
EPC Rating
Planning history
31 Grovewood Avenue has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
2applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 31 Grovewood Avenue
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
31 Grovewood Avenue has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1997.
£335,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.2% per year over 17 years.
£163,000
Growth on file: 6.2% per year over 17 years.
Sales timeline
6 February 2014Most recent
£163,000
+98.8%over 13 years24 February 2000
£82,000
+39.0%over 2 years30 April 1997
£59,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SS9 5EQ: £367,000 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in SS9 5EQ
3 Grovewood Avenue, Leigh On Sea, SS9 5EQ
Sold Feb 2025
£315,00063 Grovewood Avenue, Leigh On Sea, SS9 5EQ
Sold Aug 2024
£367,00025 Grovewood Avenue, Leigh On Sea, SS9 5EQ
Sold Nov 2022
£357,00069 Grovewood Avenue, Leigh On Sea, SS9 5EQ
Sold Aug 2022
£440,00047 Grovewood Avenue, Leigh On Sea, SS9 5EQ
Sold Jun 2022
£420,000
Everything we know about 31 Grovewood Avenue, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby
Versus other Grovewood Avenue homes
31 Grovewood Avenue is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£2,470
Street avg £4,223
Floor Area
66 m²
Street avg 83 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.7 t/year
Street avg 3.4 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Eastwood Rise — bus stop.
Closest school
0.8 km
Edwards Hall Primary School. 19 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
54.9dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
47.4dB