5 Leslie Drive, Leigh On Sea, SS9 5NW
About 5 Leslie Drive
5 Leslie Drive is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Leigh On Sea (SS9 5NW). It has a recorded floor area of 59 m² (around 635 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (June 2016) shows an F (score 28), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 73), a 3-band jump. Other recorded features include a conservatory.
On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2022. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £400,000 is 26.6% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£498/sq ft) was about 66% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold May 2021 for £316,000. 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
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
- Utility roomYes
- ConservatoryYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- GarageYes
Building
- Central heatingYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
5 Leslie Drive sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Planning history
5 Leslie Drive has an approved single-storey side and rear extension on the planning record.
- Aug 2022ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Side and rear of property
Erect single storey rear and side extension with roof lantern
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 22/00922/FULH
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£400,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£316,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
13 May 2021Most recent
£316,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SS9 5NW: £430,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in SS9 5NW
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What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby
Versus other Leslie Drive homes
EPC Rating for 5 Leslie Drive lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£5,356
Street avg £4,279
Floor Area
59 m²
Street avg 79 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.8 t/year
Street avg 3.9 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.4 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