Wakering Road, Great Wakering, Southend-On-Sea
- Land size
- 1 acres
Key Features
- The Property Offers Excellent Scope Both For Residential And Commercial ( STP)
- Parking For 50 Plus Vehicles
- The Plot Is Approximately 1 Acre
- Walking Distance To Thorpe Bay And Is Situated In A Rural Location
- Sought After Location
- Popular Walking And Bird-Watching Area With Footpaths Across Farmland And Sea Walls
- Storage Appoved For Front Parcel
Description
Bear Estate Agents are delighted to bring to the market this large parcel of land in Great Wakering, on the outskirts of Thorpe Bay.
The property offers excellent scope both for residential and commercial development with further investment opportunities such as a commercial multiple occupancy site. There is parking for upwards of 50 vehicles, side access.
Although its rural its only a 5 minute drive from Thorpe Bay. The council's current planning policies suggest there is a strong chance of approval for residential units .
The vendor is seeking offers between £1,250,000 to £1,500,000 and will consider an option contract.
Please speak to your architect, to determine whether this is is the right option for you. Sits on approximately an acre, and is versatile.
Previous Planning Details - 21/02139/FUL- Demolish existing agricultural building, erect no.3 detached dwellinghouses with associated parking and amenity space (Amended Proposal) – this was rejected. Planning landscape has since shifted, please perform your own due diligence on planning.
Cil And S106 - To be confirmed - subject to planning.
Utilities - The vendors have informed us the adjacent properties both benefit from power and water. All interested parties are advised to make their own enquiries.
Situation - The site occupies a prominent location in the City Of Southend-On-Sea. The site is offered on a vacant possession.
Tenure & Gdv - The Property is held as FREEHOLD.
For comparable evidence, please enquire within.
Location - The location is a semi-rural village in the Rochford District of Essex, just east of Southend-on-Sea. The land around Wakering Road includes a mix of industrial, business units and open fields. The area is low-lying and fairly close to sea level. The location is a stone throw away from Southend Sea Front and Town Centre.
Proposal - Fee's apply to purchaser.
The vendor will consider subject to planning, options and unconditional offers.
Viewing Arrangements - Viewings are strictly by appointment and to be accompanied by the agent.
Due Diligence - Whilst every care is taken to ensure that these particulars are up to date including GDV's and figures calculated, buyers are advised to make their own enquires and research.
A full break down of expenses, fees and outgoings involved will vary dependant on the buyer circumstances and all calculations should be carried out and confirmed by interested parties as part of their Due-Diligence process.
Map Location
Property details
- Tenure
- Freehold
- Council Tax Band
- Ask Agent
- Date Posted
- 2026-06-27
Market Value Analysis
Compared with 158 Development Land listings in East Anglia (1+ acres).
Utilities & Restrictions
Utilities
- Electricity
- Ask Agent
- Water
- Ask Agent
- Heating
- Ask Agent
- Broadband
- Ask Agent
- Sewerage
- Ask Agent
Rights & Restrictions
- Public Rights of Way
- Ask Agent
- Private Rights of Way
- Ask Agent
- Listed Property
- Ask Agent
- Restrictions
- Ask Agent
Listed status, conservation areas and planning constraints for this location are in the full report.
Property Features
- Accessibility
- Ask Agent
- Parking
- Parking Available
- Garden
- Ask Agent
Beyond the particulars: planning activity, flood history, heritage and ground risks, checked for this exact spot.
Connectivity
Broadband
Fastest speed available at this postcode
5.5 Gbps
Gigabit full fibre
Suitable for
- 4K streaming on every screen
- Full-time home working
- Online gaming & big downloads
Mobile signal
Outdoor predictions; indoor signal depends on building materials.
Ofcom Connected Nations postcode-level predictions. Speeds and signal are modelled, not measured, and vary between addresses and providers.
Signal is the easy part. Planning activity, flood history and protected designations here are in the full report.
Nearest Schools
Primary
- Bournes Green Junior School817 metresOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Pupils
- 264
- Type
- Academy converter
- Bournes Green Infant School880 metresOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 2 to 7
- Pupils
- 193
- Type
- Academy converter
- Hamstel Infant School and Nursery0.8 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 3 to 7
- Pupils
- 434
- Type
- Academy converter
- Hamstel Junior School0.8 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Pupils
- 583
- Type
- Academy converter
- Greenways Primary School0.9 milesOfsted: Good *
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 856
- Type
- Academy converter
Secondary
- Southchurch High School535 metresOfsted report card · Mar 2026
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 722
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Southend High School for Girls885 metresOfsted: Outstanding
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 1,312
- Type
- Academy converter
- Gender
- Girls
- Shoeburyness High School1.2 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 1,713
- Type
- Academy converter
- Cecil Jones Academy1.2 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 1,159
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- St Bernard's High School2.6 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 1,001
- Type
- Academy converter
- Faith
- Roman Catholic
- Gender
- Girls
* Latest graded judgement covers quality of education only; no overall grade was issued under the 2024-25 inspection framework.
Distances are straight-line from the advertised location. Source: the national school registers (DfE, Welsh Government, Scottish Government) and Ofsted.
Schools are just the start: sold prices nearby, planning activity and any flood history are in the full report.
Amenities
Supermarket
GP surgery
Pharmacy
Hospital
Green space
Straight-line distances from the advertised location. Sources: NHS records, Geolytix supermarket locations, OS Open Greenspace and the national trails registers.
The area stacks up? Now check the location itself: planning nearby, protected designations and past flooding.
Getting Around
Nearest station
Nearest bus stop
Typical drive times
Straight-line distances from the advertised location; drive times are typical free-flow times over OpenStreetMap road data, so allow more at peak. Public transport locations from DfT NaPTAN.
Easy to reach matters. So do planning activity, flood history and ground risks: all in the full report.
Flood Risk
From Environment Agency flood map open data, checked around the advertised map pin and allowing for the listed acreage where known. This summary comes from LandSale, the advertising platform, not from the listing agent, and is not part of the agent's particulars. Risk can vary across a single holding, so verify anything critical through your own searches before committing.
Rivers and the sea
Surface water
The detail behind these bandings
The full report pinpoints where this location sits on the flood maps, and runs the deeper checks that usually only surface after an offer.
- Exact flood zones & annual chances (included in the full report)
- Any recorded past flooding (included in the full report)
- Planning activity nearby (included in the full report)
- Heritage & conservation (included in the full report)
- Protected nature designations (included in the full report)
- Ground risks (included in the full report)
- Sold prices nearby (included in the full report)
£14.99 · one-off purchase
By LandSale, the platform. Not provided by the listing agent. Ready in about a minute.
Important notice: Information, maps and tags on this page are drawn from the advertising agent's marketing materials or generated automatically. LandSale has not verified them. Relying on these details is at your own risk, always carry out independent checks before committing to a purchase.
LandSale full disclaimer
Marketing information only - not formal particulars. The details on this website are provided for general guidance and do not constitute an offer or contract. Neither LandSale nor the advertising estate/land agent accepts responsibility for any inaccuracy.
1. Source of information
- Listing content: Core description, asking price, tenure, measurements, photographs and planning history originate from the marketing materials of the advertising estate or land agent. LandSale does not author this content and cannot guarantee its accuracy.
- Automated tags & categorisation: Property type, land-use class, acreage bands and similar labels may be applied by machine-learning models. They are intended as a helpful guide only and may not reflect the property's legal status or permitted use.
- Third-party & enriched data layers: Maps, boundary outlines, planning designations, soil reports, broadband coverage and other environmental or location-based insights are licensed from external suppliers. Such data are supplied “as is", may be incomplete or out of date and are subject to change without notice.
2. Verification required
Prospective purchasers must verify critical matters, including but not limited to planning permission, title boundaries, public rights of way, environmental constraints, acreage, services, access and VAT status, through their own inspections, specialist surveys, legal advisers and the selling agent before relying on the information or entering into any contract.
3. No warranty or liability
LandSale gives no warranty, express or implied, as to the accuracy, completeness or fitness for any particular purpose of the information displayed. LandSale shall not be liable for any loss, damage, cost or expense arising directly or indirectly from any use of or reliance on such information, save where liability may not be excluded by law.
4. Updates & feedback
If you believe any detail on this listing is inaccurate, please let us know. We will investigate and, where appropriate, update the listing or notify the agent.
© LandSale | Version 1.3 - August 2026
Listing agent
Bear Estate Agents, Hockley
11 Main Road, Hockley, SS5 4QY
Similar properties for sale
- Price
- £950,000
Sutton Road, Southend-on-sea, SS2, Southend East and Rochford, Southend-on-Sea SS2 England
Added on 14/03/2026Development Land- Price
- £950,000
Sutton Road, Southend-on-sea, SS2, Southend East and Rochford, Southend-on-Sea SS2 England
Added on 14/03/2026Development Land
- Price
- £950,000
- Size
- 1.84 acres
Ironwell Lane, Hockley, Essex, SS5, Hawkwell, Essex SS5 England
Added on 20/02/2026Development Land
- Price
- Guide Price£1,350,000
Added on 05/08/2026Development Land
- Price
- Guide Price£1,000,000
- Size
- 0.7 acres
Fambridge Road, Althorne, Chelmsford, Essex, CM3, Althorne, Essex CM3 England
Added on 29/01/2026Holiday Let Property
Added on 30/07/2026Self Build Plot
- Price
- £1,000,000
- Size
- 0.82 acres
Added on 19/08/2026Development Land
- Price
- £1,350,000
- Size
- 0.82 acres
Added on 17/07/2026Development Land
- Price
- Guide Price£1,350,000
- Size
- 0.82 acres
The Appleyard, Avenue Of Remembrance, Sittingbourne, Sittingbourne and Sheppey, Kent ME10 England
Added on 12/06/2026Development Land
- Price
- £1,000,000
- Size
- 0.72 acres
Wayside, Little Baddow, Chelmsford, CM3, Little Baddow, Essex CM3 England
Added on 02/07/2026Development Land