3 Lapwater Close, Leigh On Sea, SS9 2UF

3 Lapwater Close is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Leigh On Sea (SS9 2UF). It has a recorded floor area of 153 m² (around 1647 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (November 2024) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in April 2009 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump.

At 153 m² the property is well over the postcode median (113 m² across 6 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It changed hands recently, sold March 2025 for £710,000. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1999–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.2% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£431/sq ft) was about 60% above the typical sold price in the postcode.