5 Burfield Close, Leigh On Sea, SS9 5TX
About 5 Burfield Close
5 Burfield Close is a three-bedroom detached house in Leigh On Sea (SS9 5TX). It has a recorded floor area of 73 m² (around 786 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (April 2018) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 3-band jump. Other recorded features include a conservatory.
4 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, partial demolition and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2005–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £463,000 is 13.2% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£521/sq ft) was about 112.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 73 m² it's 23.2% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (95 m² median across 3 EPCs). Last sale on file: £409,000 in November 2018.
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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
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- ConservatoryYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- GarageDetached
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
- Nov 2020DemolitionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Demolish conservatory and erect single storey rear extension.
- Agent
- Mark Hipsey
Extension- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 20/01521/FULH
- Jul 2008Demolition And RebuildFullIn report
Demolish existing garage and erect replacement garage (amended proposal)
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 08/00600/FUL
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
5 Burfield Close has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2005.
£463,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.0% per year over 13 years.
£409,000
Growth on file: 6.0% per year over 13 years.
Sales timeline
2 November 2018Most recent
£409,000
+115.3%over 13 years4 October 2005
£190,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SS9 5TX: £215,000 (2024–2002).
Everything we know about 5 Burfield 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 Burfield Close homes
On price per m², 5 Burfield Close stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£5,603
Street avg £3,010
Floor Area
73 m²
Street avg 89 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.6 t/year
Street avg 4.7 t/year
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Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Fulford Drive — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Heycroft Primary School. 22 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.8dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.2dB