5 Lifstan Walk, Southend On Sea, SS2 4GW
About 5 Lifstan Walk
5 Lifstan Walk is a six-bedroom detached house in Southend On Sea (SS2 4GW). It has a recorded floor area of 166 m² (around 1787 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2007-2011 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (July 2021) returns a B (score 81), comfortably above the UK average. The rating has held steady at B across 2 certificates since October 2008.
At 166 m² the property is well over the postcode median (63 m² across 6 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 83% of similar EPCs). 6 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. 3 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2011–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £544,000 is 49% above the 2015 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£204/sq ft) was about 58.1% below the postcode norm. Last sold in November 2015, so it's been off the market for around 11 years.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms6
- Bathrooms2
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
More low energy lighting installed
Solar water heating installed
Planning history
5 Lifstan Walk has 3 separate extension applications on the council record.
- Oct 2017ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Side of property
Erect single storey side extension (Amended Proposal)
- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- 17/01496/FULH
- Jul 2017ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Side of property
Erect single storey side extension (Amended Proposal)
- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- 17/00795/FULH
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 5 Lifstan Walk
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Signs of HMO activity in the area
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Sales history & valuation
5 Lifstan Walk valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£544,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.9% per year over 5 years.
£365,000
Growth on file: 2.9% per year over 5 years.
Sales timeline
20 November 2015Most recent
£365,000
+14.1%over 4 years31 March 2011
£319,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in SS2 4GW: £305,000 (2021–2009).
Nearby sales in SS2 4GW
3 Lifstan Walk, Southend On Sea, SS2 4GW
Sold Mar 2021
£475,00015 Lifstan Walk, Southend On Sea, SS2 4GW
Sold Apr 2011
£305,0001 Lifstan Walk, Southend On Sea, SS2 4GW
Sold Oct 2009
£330,0009 Lifstan Walk, Southend On Sea, SS2 4GW
Sold Sept 2009
£300,0007 Lifstan Walk, Southend On Sea, SS2 4GW
Sold Jun 2009
£329,950
Everything we know about 5 Lifstan Walk, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Signs of HMO activity in the area

Versus other Lifstan Walk homes
Price per m² for 5 Lifstan Walk lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,199
Street avg £4,525
Floor Area
166 m²
Street avg 91 m²
CO₂ Emissions
2.9 t/year
Street avg 3.3 t/year
Years Held
11 years
Street avg 15 years
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
14/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Lifstan Way Bridge — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Southend High School for Girls. 21 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.5dB