Tucked behind 301 Rayleigh Road, this site sits on the edge of Thundersley, in the leafy stretch between Thundersley and Hadleigh on the Benfleet side of Castle Point. Once the garden of the main house, it's enclosed on all sides by homes and mature gardens, with a line of protected oak trees along the northern boundary and established trees to the west.

Planning permission is in place for nine family homes, with the designs refined in December 2025 to give each house a better bedroom layout upstairs for family life. The homes are grouped around a new shared lane from Kingshawe, set well back from the oak trees, with a protected wildlife area left undisturbed as part of a green corridor through the site.

Sustainability is built in from the start, with living roofs and green walls, solar panels, electric vehicle charging, permeable driveways and natural drainage throughout, and new planting strengthening the site's green edges.

Thundersley and Benfleet offer a well-established setting with good schools, local shops and parks, and Hadleigh Castle Country Park and the Thames estuary are a short drive away. Benfleet station provides c2c services to London Fenchurch Street in around 35 minutes, and the A13 and A127 give quick access to Southend, Basildon and the M25.

Nine energy-efficient family homes with planning permission, on a private, tree-lined site in one of South Essex's most popular commuter spots.