5 Buxton Square, Leigh On Sea, SS9 3UD
About 5 Buxton Square
5 Buxton Square is a detached house in Leigh On Sea (SS9 3UD). It has a recorded floor area of 114 m² (around 1227 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (December 2018) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in September 2016 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Good; while lighting dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump.
3 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include an extension and a garage conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £721,000 is 14.4% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£513/sq ft) was about 85.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 114 m² it's 16.8% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (137 m² median across 8 EPCs). Last sale on file: £630,000 in May 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
Roof insulation improved
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
Planning history
- Nov 2023Garage ConversionFullIn report
Extension: Rear of property
Erect two storey rear extension, single storey rear/side infill extension, convert rear part of garage into habitable accommodation and alter elevations
- Agent
- Munday and Cramer
Extension- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 23/01468/FULH
- Sept 2018PorchFullIn report
Extension: Part single, part two storey · Side and rear of property
Raise roof height, erect two storey side extension, part single/part two storey rear extension, single storey side extension, install dormer to rear, porch to front and alter elevations (Amended Proposal)
Extension- Documents
- 13 docs on file
- Reference
- 18/01559/FULH
What's in 5 Buxton Square, Leigh On Sea, SS9 3UD's planning history?
1 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£721,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£630,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
25 May 2022Most recent
£630,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SS9 3UD: £515,000 (2024–2013).
Nearby sales in SS9 3UD
Everything we know about 5 Buxton Square, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
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Versus other Buxton Square homes
On price per m², 5 Buxton Square stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£5,526
Street avg £3,750
Floor Area
114 m²
Street avg 143 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.4 t/year
Street avg 6.7 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Woodlands Park — bus stop.
Closest school
0.8 km
Belfairs Academy. 23 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.6dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.3dB