23 Leslie Drive, Leigh On Sea, SS9 5NW
About 23 Leslie Drive
23 Leslie Drive is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Leigh On Sea (SS9 5NW). It has a recorded floor area of 85 m² (around 915 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (July 2024) 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.
At 85 m² the property is well over the postcode median (64 m² across 16 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2021. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2003–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.6% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£470/sq ft) was about 54.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold November 2024 for £430,000.
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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
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- DrivewayYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
23 Leslie Drive has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
- Jun 2021ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Erect single storey rear extension
- Agent
- Barker Woodrow
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 21/00884/FULH
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
23 Leslie Drive has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2003.
£449,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.6% per year over 21 years.
£430,000
Growth on file: 4.6% per year over 21 years.
Sales timeline
8 November 2024Most recent
£430,000
+160.6%over 21 years29 July 2003
£165,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SS9 5NW: £385,000 (2025–2021).
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What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby
Versus other Leslie Drive homes
23 Leslie Drive is notably below the street on years held.
Price per m²
£5,059
Street avg £4,297
Floor Area
85 m²
Street avg 77 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.8 t/year
Street avg 4.1 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