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17 Benfleet Close, Sutton, SM1 3SD

Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
2
Bathroom
1
Floor area
53 m²
570 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 51
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 17 Benfleet Close

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

17 Benfleet Close is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Sutton (SM1 3SD). It has a recorded floor area of 53 m² (around 570 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (July 2022) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 88), a 3-band jump.

At 53 m² it sits well below the postcode median (87 m² across 36 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs). Across 1996–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.2% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£973/sq ft) was about 136.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: October 2022 at £555,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms2
  • Bathrooms1
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 17 Benfleet Close

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E51
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
3.7 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 17 Benfleet Close, Sutton, SM1 3SD, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

17 Benfleet Close has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

3applications of note in the surrounding area

Before you offer

We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 17 Benfleet Close

Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.

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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

17 Benfleet Close has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1996.

Current estimate

£584,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.2% per year over 26 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2022)

£555,000

Growth on file: 7.2% per year over 26 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 27 October 2022Most recent

    £555,000

    +517.0%over 26 years

  2. 5 September 1996

    £89,950

Median price across the last 5 sales in SM1 3SD: £650,000 (2025–2023).

On the street

Versus other Benfleet Close homes

Four headline reads against 36 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On price per m², 17 Benfleet Close stands well clear of the street.

Price per m²

£10,472

Street avg £5,080

Strongly above

Floor Area

53 m²

Street avg 95 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

3.7 t/year

Street avg 4.2 t/year

On par
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 17 Benfleet Close

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Larger development activity nearby
£14.99one-off

30-day money-back guarantee

Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£468k

1 Byron Avenue

SM1 3RA

2 bed1 bath
£354k

1 Bryanstone Court, Oakhill Road

SM1 3AF

2 bed1 bath
£596k

1 Chilworth Gardens

SM1 3SP

3 bed2 bath
£565k

1 Berwick Gardens

SM1 3SZ

3 bed2 bath
£540k

1 Byron Gardens

SM1 3QG

3 bed1 bath
£297k

1 Copthorne Court, Oakhill Road

SM1 3AH

2 bed1 bath
£288k

1 Angel Hill Court, Angel Hill

SM1 3EE

2 bed1 bath
£466k

1 Cowper Avenue

SM1 3RD

3 bed
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Sutton district page.
Full Sutton report

Reported crime in the wider district is trending notably upward year-on-year.

Crime

9/mo

Rising year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.2 km

Thicket Road / Oakhill Road — bus stop.

Closest school

0.5 km

All Saints Benhilton CofE Primary School. 44 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around SM1 3SD from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for SM1 3SD

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

51.1dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for SM1 3SD

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.6dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 17 Benfleet Close, Sutton, SM1 3SD. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.