# 11 LIFSTAN WALK, SOUTHEND-ON-SEA, SS2 4GW

## Property details

- Slug: `1a05edb` (address key hash: `1a05edb8e838b43062a8cbd23f8d9d1a8f53ba93`)
- Postcode: SS2 4GW
- Transactions on record: 1

- Tenure: Freehold
- Property type: Detached
- Bedrooms: 5
- Bathrooms: 4
- Floor area: 157 m²
- EPC rating: C
- Year built: England and Wales: 2003-2006
- Last sold: £535,000 Mar 2026
- Price per m²: £3,408/m²
- Local average: £398,714 (14 sales)
- Street crime: 503 incidents within 1 mile (May 2026)

## Latest sale

- Price: £535,000
- Date: 2026-03-31
- Type: D
- Tenure: F

## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

- **Current rating:** C
- **Potential rating:** B
- **Expiry date:** 29/09/2035
- **Current heating cost:** £820/year
- **Est. upgrade cost to C:** £9,683

### Recommendations
- E (£630 - £735)
- U (£8,000 - £10,000)

[View full EPC on gov.uk](https://find-energy-certificate.service.gov.uk/energy-certificate/8735-4121-8500-0520-5272)

## Price history

| Event | Date | Price | Type | % change | Today’s value (HPI) | Transaction |
|-------|------|-------|------|--------|---------------------|-------------|
| Sold | 2026-03-31 | £535,000 | Detached | — | £533,915 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/50d10b83-f7c0-b8d0-e063-4704a8c08d98) |

*Today’s value (HPI): adjusted using published house price index trends for the area and property type; not a valuation of the property today.*

## Sales History

*Recorded sales for this property. Data from Land Registry Price Paid.*

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 11 LIFSTAN WALK, SOUTHEND-ON-SEA, SS2 4GW | £535,000 | 31/03/2026 | Detached |

## Historic listings

Listing activity only where we matched the listing to a Land Registry sale already on record for this address.

- Matched listing: [167771759](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/89161e3)

| Event | Date | Price |
|-------|------|-------|
| sold | 2026-01-01 | £535,000 |
| listed | 2025-10-03 | £550,000 |
| sold | 2007-01-01 | £409,950 |

## Sold Comparables

*Same street and nearby sales within 0.25 miles. Data from Land Registry Price Paid. Last 5 years.*

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 22 HERA CLOSE, SOUTHEND-ON-SEA, SS2 4GP | £265,000 | 19/12/2025 | Detached |
| 3 WOODGRANGE CLOSE, SOUTHEND-ON-SEA, SS1 3EA | £600,000 | 16/09/2022 | Detached |
| 64 HUNTINGDON ROAD, SOUTHEND-ON-SEA, SS1 2XW | £485,000 | 05/09/2022 | Detached |
| 5 APOLLO DRIVE, SOUTHEND-ON-SEA, SS2 4GU | £565,000 | 26/05/2022 | Detached |
| 3 BUTTERYS, SOUTHEND-ON-SEA, SS1 3DT | £440,000 | 17/12/2021 | Detached |

**Area average:** £471,000 (5 sales)

## Capital growth trend

*Land Registry outcode average from sold prices: last 12 months vs 5y and 10y ago.*

- **5y growth:** -7.6%
- **10y growth:** 31.2%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

*Official index for Southend-on-Sea; Detached series; as of April 2026.*

- **1y growth (index):** 2.7%
- **5y growth (index):** 13.9%
- **10y growth (index):** 41.2%

## Rental Range

*ONS Price Index of Private Rents (Southend-on-Sea). Low / Realistic / Optimistic = conservative / average / best case.*

- **Low:** £1,158/mo
- **Realistic:** £1,287/mo
- **Optimistic:** £1,416/mo

## LHA (Local Housing Allowance)

*VOA 30th percentile rent floor for Southend (Apr 2025 – Mar 2026).*

## Rental Comparables

*Residential lets in the area (all bedroom counts shown — none matched the 5-bedroom count for this property). Student lets are excluded.*

| Title | Rent | Beds | Distance | As seen on |
|------|------|------|------|------|
| 2 Bed Flat, S E Court, SS1 | £1,375/mo | 2 | 0.4 miles | OpenRent |
| Studio Flat, Cumberland Avenue, SS2 | £700/mo | 1 | 0.84 miles | OpenRent |

**Average rent: £1,038/mo (2 listings)**

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.19% (weak for cashflow)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £129,750
- **Target investor price (1%):** £103,800

*Monthly rent ÷ price. 1%+ = strong, 0.8–1% = okay, <0.8% = weak. Max investor price = rent ÷ 0.8% (Stoke-style target). Target investor price = rent ÷ 1% (strong cashflow band). Based on OpenRent comparables.*

## Rent-driven metrics

*Based on OpenRent comparables (median £1,038/mo).*

- **Gross yield:** 2.3%
- **Cost-to-rent:** 43×
- **Monthly cashflow:** £-1,198/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term)
- **Cash-on-cash ROI:** -9.3%

*Gross yield = annual rent as % of price (no costs). Cost-to-rent = price ÷ annual rent (from OpenRent comparables); under 14× = strong, 14–16× = acceptable, 17×+ = compressed. Cashflow = rent − mortgage − 10% maintenance − £25/mo compliance; assumes 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term. ROI = annual profit ÷ cash in (deposit + 4% purchase costs).*

## Flood risk

- **Zone:** 1
- **Risk:** Low
- **Source:** Not in Flood Risk Area (no data)

[Check long-term flood risk (GOV.UK)](https://check-long-term-flood-risk.service.gov.uk/postcode)

## Street-level crime

| Category | Count |
|----------|-------|
| Violence and sexual offences | 241 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 70 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 40 |
| Other theft | 33 |
| Drugs | 28 |
| Shoplifting | 21 |
| Public order | 20 |
| Other crime | 15 |
| Vehicle crime | 14 |
| Robbery | 9 |
| Burglary | 7 |
| Bicycle theft | 2 |
| Theft from the person | 2 |
| Possession of weapons | 1 |
| **Total incidents** | **503** |

*Within 1 mile during May 2026. Source: data.police.uk (England & Wales).*

## Schools nearby

*Nearest open schools with Ofsted ratings (England). Closed schools are not shown.*

| Name | Type | Distance | Ofsted |
|------|------|----------|--------|
| Southend High School for Girls | Secondary | 0.2 miles | Outstanding — 9 Sep 2024 |
| Greenways Primary School | Primary | 0.3 miles | Good — 21 Oct 2019 |
| Southchurch High School | Secondary | 0.5 miles | Requires improvement — 19 Dec 2023 |
| Hamstel Junior School | Primary | 0.5 miles | Good — 19 May 2024 |
| Hamstel Infant School and Nursery | Primary | 0.5 miles | Good — 11 Jun 2013 |