Block E Riverside House, Lower Southend Road, Wickford, SS11
- Land size
- 0.17 acres
Key Features
- Freehold site of 7,210 sq ft (0.165 acres) ideal for residential development
- Located in Wickford town centre and within a short distance from Wickford train station and a variety of shops and amenities
- Planning consent for four-storey residential building comprising 7 flats (six 2-bedroom and one 1-bedroom flats)
- South Essex location, approximately 30 miles east of London and within easy access of the Essex countryside
- Ideal for a local or regional residential developer
Description
The property comprises a level site of approximately 7,210 sq ft (0.165 acres) with a frontage to Lower Southend Road. The land has been used for car parking and runs close to the River Crouch.
Location
The property is located on Lower Southend Road / Stilemans in Wickford town centre, within the Borough of Basildon which is located in south Essex. Wickford is within easy reach of a number nearby towns and villages including Billericay, Basildon, Rayleigh and South Woodham Ferres. The property is approximately 2 miles from the A127 and 3 miles from the A13, which links to central London and outer Essex.
Wickford Rail Station is nearby, providing regular services to London Liverpool Street in approximately 40 minutes. There are a variety of shops and amenities within close proximity including Aldi, Wickford Lawn Tennis Club, Anytime Fitness, Costa Coffee, and many more local and national traders.
Basildon Council (which Wickford falls under) has been given a target of building up to 4,220 new homes as part of the local plan. Wickford is a semi-rural location which is undergoing regeneration with various new developments in the locality.
Planning
The property benefits from an approved scheme for Block E as follows:
Proposal: Four-storey residential building comprising 7 flats (six 2-bedroom and one 1-bedroom
flats)
Reference: Application No: 20/01480/FULL
Dated:19.08.2022
The CIL for the development is TBC.
We would advise prospective purchasers to make their own enquiries and seek professional advice.
Tenure
The property is offered for sale on a Freehold basis with vacant possession. Further details are available by request.
Price
£550,000.
VAT
We are informed VAT is not payable on the purchase price.
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Brochure Marketing Images
Please note the brochure images are CGI's showing the potential built out development. The site is currently a car park site awaiting development.
Map Location
Property details
- Tenure
- Freehold
- Council Tax Band
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- Date Posted
- 2026-07-18
Utilities & Restrictions
Utilities
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- Water
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- Heating
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- Broadband
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- Sewerage
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Rights & Restrictions
- Public Rights of Way
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- Private Rights of Way
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- Listed Property
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- Restrictions
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Listed status, conservation areas and planning constraints for this location are in the full report.
Property Features
- Accessibility
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- Parking
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- Garden
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Beyond the particulars: planning activity, flood history, heritage and ground risks, checked for this exact spot.
Connectivity
Broadband
Fastest speed available at this postcode
1.8 Gbps
Gigabit full fibre · available to 80% of premises
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
- Wickford Primary School460 metresOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 472
- Type
- Community school
- The Wickford Church of England School544 metresOfsted: Outstanding
- Ages
- 2 to 7
- Pupils
- 135
- Type
- Academy converter
- Faith
- Church of England
- North Crescent Primary School548 metresOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Pupils
- 216
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Runwell Community Primary School997 metresOfsted: Good *
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Pupils
- 362
- Type
- Academy converter
- Hilltop Infant School0.7 milesOfsted: Outstanding *
- Ages
- 2 to 7
- Pupils
- 237
- Type
- Academy converter
Secondary
- Beauchamps High School0.8 milesOfsted: Good *
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 1,486
- Type
- Foundation school
- The Bromfords School0.9 milesOfsted: Requires improvement *
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 1,181
- Type
- Academy converter
- The Basildon Lower Academy3.2 milesOfsted report card · Jan 2026
- Ages
- 11 to 14
- Pupils
- 892
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- The Basildon Upper Academy3.2 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 14 to 19
- Pupils
- 847
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- De La Salle School3.4 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 761
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Faith
- Roman Catholic
* 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)
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