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Somerville Gardens, Leigh-On-Sea

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House prices, sold prices and local information for SS9 1DF, SS9 1DD.

Average price (last 12 months)
£730,000
1 sale
Average price (since 2016)
£635,271
19 sales
Price range
£282k – £860k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
5 Dec 2025
SS9 1DD

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At a glance

House prices£635k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeAbout averageLower crime than about 50% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 9 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station6 min walkChalkwell station Schools3 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles, 1 Outstanding Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold95% freeholdAcross 20 Land Registry sales Conservation areaNoUsual planning rules apply Green beltNoNot in the green belt Listed buildingsNone within 200 mNo listed buildings close by Planning applicationsChecking…Within 500 m, last 90 days

19 property sales on Somerville Gardens, Leigh-On-Sea have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 1 home sold here for an average of £730,000. Most sales here are semi-detached homes, which have sold for an average of £619,313. 5 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 5 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 42% semi-detached, 32% detached, 21% terraced. Recorded sale prices on Somerville Gardens range from £282,000 to £860,000. 95% of homes sold here were freehold and 5% leasehold.

House prices on Somerville Gardens compared

SS9 postcode area£444,008
Leigh-On-Sea£438,693
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Somerville Gardens has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all SS9 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £473,975 (2 sales)2016£474k2017: £687,500 (4 sales)2017£688k2019: £785,000 (2 sales)2019£785k2020: £399,065 (3 sales)2020£399k2021: £754,000 (2 sales)2021£754k2022: £510,000 (1 sales)2022£510k2023: £817,500 (2 sales)2023£818k2024: £611,000 (2 sales)2024£611k2025: £730,000 (1 sales)2025£730k

Tenure: 95% freehold and 5% leasehold across 20 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Semi-detached8£619,3135 Dec 2025
Detached6£790,4178 Nov 2023
Terraced4£465,78626 Aug 2020
Flat1£510,00015 Feb 2022

Sold prices on Somerville Gardens

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
24, Somerville Gardens SS9 1DD 5 Dec 2025£730,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
17, Somerville Gardens SS9 1DD 12 Jul 2024£585,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
12, Somerville Gardens SS9 1DD 6 Mar 2024£637,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
52, Somerville Gardens SS9 1DF 8 Nov 2023£860,000 DetachedFreehold
50, Somerville Gardens SS9 1DF 19 May 2023£775,000 DetachedFreehold
68A, Somerville Gardens SS9 1DF 15 Feb 2022£510,000 FlatLeasehold
8, Somerville Gardens SS9 1DD 22 Sep 2021£673,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
56, Somerville Gardens SS9 1DF 22 Feb 2021£835,000 DetachedFreehold
32A, Somerville Gardens SS9 1DF 26 Aug 2020£399,995 TerracedFreehold
34, Somerville Gardens SS9 1DF 5 Jun 2020£515,200 TerracedFreehold
12, Somerville Gardens SS9 1DD 22 Jan 2020£282,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
70, Somerville Gardens SS9 1DF 17 Sep 2019£780,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
50, Somerville Gardens SS9 1DF 27 Aug 2019£750,000 DetachedFreehold
56, Somerville Gardens SS9 1DF 19 Jul 2019£790,000 DetachedFreehold
54, Somerville Gardens SS9 1DF 20 Dec 2017£750,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
15, Somerville Gardens SS9 1DD 30 May 2017£852,500 DetachedFreehold
13, Somerville Gardens SS9 1DD 13 Mar 2017£630,000 DetachedFreehold
24, Somerville Gardens SS9 1DD 13 Mar 2017£517,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
34, Somerville Gardens SS9 1DF 19 Feb 2016£499,950 TerracedFreehold
18, Somerville Gardens SS9 1DD 14 Jan 2016£448,000 TerracedFreehold

Sale prices are as recorded by HM Land Registry. Some sales (for example repossessions and company purchases) are listed but left out of the averages.

Sale history: homes sold more than once

AddressSalesChange
24, Somerville Gardens £517,500 (Mar 2017) → £730,000 (Dec 2025) +41%
over 9 yrs
12, Somerville Gardens £282,000 (Jan 2020) → £637,000 (Mar 2024) +126%
over 4 yrs
50, Somerville Gardens £750,000 (Aug 2019) → £775,000 (May 2023) +3%
over 4 yrs
56, Somerville Gardens £790,000 (Jul 2019) → £835,000 (Feb 2021) +6%
over 2 yrs
34, Somerville Gardens £499,950 (Feb 2016) → £515,200 (Jun 2020) +3%
over 4 yrs

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Schools near Somerville Gardens

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Saint Pierre School 106 pupils Other independent school 2–11 Report 0.3 mi
Estuary High School 5 pupils Other independent special school 13–18 Report 0.3 mi
Chalkwell Hall Junior School 450 pupils Primary 7–11 Report 0.4 mi
Chalkwell Hall Infant School 321 pupils Primary 3–7 Report 0.4 mi
Leigh North Street Primary School 612 pupils Primary 5–11 Good Report 0.4 mi
Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School 464 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 2–11 Good Report 0.5 mi
Darlinghurst Academy 547 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.6 mi
Westcliff High School for Girls 1,354 pupils Secondary 11–18 Outstanding Report 0.7 mi

Source: Department for Education (Get Information about Schools) and Ofsted. Grades are from each school's last graded inspection; newer inspections use report cards without a single overall grade, so check the full report. Distances are straight-line. Check catchment areas with the local council.

Getting around, shops and health

Train stations

  • Chalkwell station 0.3 mi · 6 min walk
  • Leigh-on-Sea station 1.1 mi · 22 min walk
  • Westcliff station 1.1 mi · 23 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Woodfield Road (adj, Leigh Road) 2 min walk
  • Woodfield Park Drive (adj, Leigh Road) 2 min walk
  • Leigh Cliff Road (adj, Leigh Road) 2 min walk
  • Grand Parade (E-bound, Grand Parade) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

  • The Pall Mall Surgery
    Leigh Pcc, 918 London Road, Leigh On Sea · 0.4 mi
  • The Leigh Surgery
    194 Elmsleigh Drive, Leigh-On-Sea · 1.0 mi
  • The Valkyrie Surgery
    Valkyrie Road Primary Care Centre, 50 Valkyrie Road, Westcliff-On-Sea · 1.1 mi
  • Westcliff Medical Centre
    Ground Floor, Valkyrie Pcc, Westcliff-On-Sea · 1.1 mi

Supermarkets

  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Leigh on Sea - Leigh Rd · 0.1 mi
  • Tesco Express Tesco Road Leigh On Sea Express · 0.4 mi
  • Iceland Iceland Leigh-on-Sea · 0.4 mi
  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Leigh On Sea - The Broadway · 0.5 mi

Pharmacies

  • Leigh Road Pharmacy · 0.2 mi
  • Elms Pharmacy Ltd · 0.4 mi
  • Derix Healthcare Pharmacy · 0.4 mi

Dentists

  • 286-288 · 0.2 mi
  • Dentistry For You - Leigh On Sea · 0.2 mi
  • Chalkwell Dental Practice · 0.3 mi

Sources: Department for Transport (NaPTAN), NHS England organisation data, and GEOLYTIX Retail Points (open data). Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance.

Area profile

Deprivation

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This neighbourhood is in decile 9 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived 10% of areas in England and 10 the least deprived.

Income8 of 10
Employment10 of 10
Education and skills9 of 10
Health and disability9 of 10
Crime6 of 10
Access to housing and services9 of 10
Living environment3 of 10

Each domain ranked in deciles across England (10 = least deprived).

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned66.7%62.5%
Private rented31.9%20.3%
Social rented1.4%17.1%
Households841

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1516.2%17.4%
Aged 15–6465.8%64.1%
Aged 65+18.0%18.6%
Residents1,738

Broadband

HereUK
Superfast (30Mbit+)100%95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)100%80%
Gigabit-capable100%80%

Share of homes on this street's postcodes that can get each speed. UK figure is the average across all postcodes. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Mobile signal

HereEng & Wales
4G indoors, all 4 networks95%89%
4G indoors, at least 1 network100%100%
4G outdoors, all 4 networks100%99%
Calls indoors, all 4 networks99%92%

Share of homes across Southend-on-Sea with good coverage (Jul 2025). Signal varies street by street; check your exact address on Ofcom's checker. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Neighbourhood figures cover the surrounding Lower Layer Super Output Area (about 1,500 residents). Sources: Census 2021 (ONS) and the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

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Who lives around Somerville Gardens

Ethnic group

HereSouthend-on-Sea
White93.7%87.5%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3%3.1%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh2.1%5.5%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.8%2.8%
Other ethnic group0.4%1.1%

Religion

HereSouthend-on-Sea
No religion50.7%44.9%
Christian41.6%42.6%
Not answered4.6%5.9%
Jewish1.4%1.1%
Hindu0.8%1.1%
Other religion0.5%0.6%
Buddhist0.2%0.5%
Muslim0.2%3%

Country of birth

HereSouthend-on-Sea
Born in the UK90.9%87.5%
Born outside the UK9.1%12.5%

Highest qualification

HereSouthend-on-Sea
Level 4 qualifications and above39.1%27.2%
Level 3 qualifications18.2%17.3%
Level 2 qualifications15.5%15.8%
No qualifications11.6%19.7%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.5%12%
Apprenticeship3.8%5.1%
Other qualifications1.2%2.9%

General health

HereSouthend-on-Sea
Very good health55%46.7%
Good health30.5%34.4%
Fair health10.6%13.3%
Bad health3.1%4.3%
Very bad health0.8%1.3%

Cars or vans per household

HereSouthend-on-Sea
1 car or van in household53.1%44.3%
2 cars or vans in household22.4%23.5%
No cars or vans in household20.2%24.6%
3 or more cars or vans in household4.3%7.6%

Source: Census 2021 (ONS), via Nomis. Percentages of usual residents or households, as recorded in March 2021.

Figures cover the surrounding neighbourhood (Lower Layer Super Output Area, about 1,500 residents). Full demographics of Southend-on-Sea.

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