11 Lapwater Close, Leigh On Sea, SS9 2UF
About 11 Lapwater Close
11 Lapwater Close is a five-bedroom semi-detached house in Leigh On Sea (SS9 2UF). It has a recorded floor area of 184 m² (around 1981 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (September 2024) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76). The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
At 184 m² the property is well over the postcode median (113 m² across 6 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. It changed hands recently, sold September 2025 for £845,000. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include a loft conversion and an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2005–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 6% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£427/sq ft) was about 58.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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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
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms2
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- GarageYes
- Cul-de-sacYes
Energy performance
11 Lapwater Close's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history includes both a loft conversion and an extension — the classic family-home expansion.
- Apr 2014Loft ConversionOutlineIn report
Convert hip to gable end with dormer and juliette balcony to rear and install rooflights to front (Lawful Development Certificate - Proposed)
- Agent
- Mark Hipsey
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 14/00283/CLP
- Feb 2014ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Side and rear of property
Erect single storey side and rear extension.
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 13/01827/FULH
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 11 Lapwater Close
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 11 Lapwater Close was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£778,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.0% per year over 20 years.
£845,000
Growth on file: 6.0% per year over 20 years.
Sales timeline
11 September 2025Most recent
£845,000
+223.8%over 20 years8 September 2005
£261,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SS9 2UF: £345,000 (2025–2011).
Nearby sales in SS9 2UF
3 Lapwater Close, Leigh On Sea, SS9 2UF
Sold Mar 2025
£710,0004 Lapwater Close, Leigh On Sea, SS9 2UF
Sold Nov 2020
£630,00016 Lapwater Close, Leigh On Sea, SS9 2UF
Sold Dec 2015
£200,0006 Lapwater Close, Leigh On Sea, SS9 2UF
Sold Nov 2011
£345,0001 Lapwater Close, Leigh On Sea, SS9 2UF
Sold Jul 2011
£335,000
Everything we know about 11 Lapwater Close, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby
Versus other Lapwater Close homes
Years Held for 11 Lapwater Close lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,592
Street avg £3,626
Floor Area
184 m²
Street avg 130 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.6 t/year
Street avg 5.9 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Burnham Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
West Leigh Infant School. 20 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
49.7dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.7dB