12 Leslie Drive, Leigh On Sea, SS9 5NW
About 12 Leslie Drive
12 Leslie Drive is a two-bedroom detached house in Leigh On Sea (SS9 5NW). It has a recorded floor area of 57 m² (around 617 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (October 2009) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since November 2008. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 59). The latest certificate is from October 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. The home occupies a corner plot.
Across 2001–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £390,000 sits 50% above the 2015 sale of £260,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£421/sq ft) was about 36.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2019. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On the market in October 2015 and unlisted since — roughly 11 years. At 57 m² it's 17% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (69 m² median across 16 EPCs).
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
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Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- DrivewayYes
- Corner plotYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
12 Leslie Drive's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 06 Oct 2019
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Window efficiency improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
12 Leslie Drive has an approved single-storey side extension on the planning record.
- May 2019ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Side of property
Erect single storey side extension and alter elevations
- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- 19/00514/FULH
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Sales history & valuation
12 Leslie Drive has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2001.
£390,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.8% per year over 14 years.
£260,000
Growth on file: 5.8% per year over 14 years.
Sales timeline
28 October 2015Most recent
£260,000
+40.5%over 13 years22 August 2002
£185,000
+56.8%over 9 months23 November 2001
£118,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SS9 5NW: £430,000 (2025–2021).
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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 Leslie Drive homes
EPC Rating for 12 Leslie Drive lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,535
Street avg £4,330
Floor Area
57 m²
Street avg 79 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.4 t/year
Street avg 4.0 t/year
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Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.4 km
Jones Corner — 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
54.3dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
45.6dB