31 Bolney Drive, Leigh On Sea, SS9 5HQ
About 31 Bolney Drive
31 Bolney Drive is a five-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Leigh On Sea (SS9 5HQ). It has a recorded floor area of 122 m² (around 1313 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (September 2020) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since May 2014. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 83). Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
At 122 m² the property is well over the postcode median (91 m² across 17 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 71% of similar EPCs). 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Across 1998–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £490,000 is 16.7% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£320/sq ft) was about 85.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold June 2021 for £420,000. 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
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- FireplaceYes
Outside
- GarageDouble, Integral
Building
- RefurbishedYes
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
31 Bolney Drive has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
2applications of note in the surrounding area
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 31 Bolney Drive was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£490,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.8% per year over 23 years.
£420,000
Growth on file: 6.8% per year over 23 years.
Sales timeline
9 June 2021Most recent
£420,000
+40.0%over 6 years28 August 2014
£300,000
+227.9%over 16 years30 April 1998
£91,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in SS9 5HQ: £360,000 (2023–2021).
Nearby sales in SS9 5HQ
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What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby
Versus other Bolney Drive homes
31 Bolney Drive outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,443
Street avg £2,726
Floor Area
122 m²
Street avg 91 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.1 t/year
Street avg 4.1 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
Progress Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Edwards Hall Primary School. 21 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
53.7dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
45.7dB