This recent article in the London evening standard quite rightly points out exactly what leigh-on-Sea is, taken for granted by us, it's current dwellers. So here it is....
A recent Halifax survey anointed Leigh-on-Sea the UK's second best coastal location (after Christchurch in Dorset), and it is easy to see why. The town boasts London's nearest beach, and Old Leigh, with its cobbled streets and clapboard cottages, is simply lovely.
If it is cute factor you are after, then a small fisherman's cottage in the old town is selling for between £220,000 and £250,000, while a little further out - but still within the conservation area - a three-bedroom Edwardian semi would cost between £350,000 and £380,000.
The old town has a small but sandy beach and a lively arts scene with an annual free folk festival, a regatta and the Leigh Art Trail where local and invited international artists show their work in the area's many shops and cafés. Unsurprisingly there are many excellent seafood restaurants in town, although a lot of the original cockle sheds have been converted into dinky houses.
The most popular suburbs include the Marine Estate, where a four- to five-bedroom detached house, built in the Twenties, would cost between £600,000 and £900,000. Marine Parade and Warren Road are the most sought-after in an area popular with commuters for its proximity to the three Ss (sea, station and shops) plus the well-thought of Westleigh St Paul's junior school.
"Leigh-on-Sea is very reminiscent of somewhere like Blackheath," says David McNeilly, director of Ashleigh Stone estate agents. "It is very boutique-y, with a village feel and a good community. There is an abundance of pubs, restaurants and bars, and little quirky shops. We have very few of the big chains, and there is a really good café culture."
...Quite right too! Thanks for reading.
Josh
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