What kind of home is 23 Benfleet Close, SM1 3SD?

23 Benfleet Close, SM1 3SD is a 3-bedroom semi-detached house, which has been extended.

What did 23 Benfleet Close, SM1 3SD sell for?

23 Benfleet Close, SM1 3SD last sold for £530,000 in June 2021, around 5 years ago. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 23 Benfleet Close, SM1 3SD?

The current EPC rating for 23 Benfleet Close, SM1 3SD is D with a score of 62 out of 100, lodged in December 2020. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 23 Benfleet Close, SM1 3SD?

23 Benfleet Close, SM1 3SD has a recorded floor area of 96 m² (1,033 sq ft), around 32 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 13% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in SM1 3SD. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 23 Benfleet Close, SM1 3SD use?

The latest EPC at 23 Benfleet Close, SM1 3SD records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 23 Benfleet Close, SM1 3SD?

23 Benfleet Close, SM1 3SD is in council tax band E.

Which area is 23 Benfleet Close, SM1 3SD in?

23 Benfleet Close, SM1 3SD sits in Sutton. It falls within the SM1 postcode district.

What is crime like near 23 Benfleet Close, SM1 3SD?

Police records around 23 Benfleet Close, SM1 3SD show an average of 9 reported crimes per month over the last 13 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 50% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is rising (287% versus the prior period). Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 23 Benfleet Close, SM1 3SD?

The closest primary school to 23 Benfleet Close, SM1 3SD is All Saints Benhilton CofE Primary School (524m), one of 33 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Greenshaw High School (614m), with 11 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is 23 Benfleet Close, SM1 3SD?

The closest bus stop to 23 Benfleet Close, SM1 3SD is Thicket Road / Oakhill Road, 232m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

Calculators

Featured

UK House Price Map

30 years of UK sold prices mapped by postcode district.

Postcode-level detail
Compare areas side by side

Open the map

23 Benfleet Close, Sutton, SM1 3SD

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Floor area

96 m²

1033 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 62

Council tax

Band E

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 23 Benfleet Close

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

23 Benfleet Close is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Sutton (SM1 3SD). It has a recorded floor area of 96 m² (around 1033 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (December 2020) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.

Today's modelled estimate of £629,000 is 18.7% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£513/sq ft) was about 27.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £530,000 in June 2021. 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

Bedrooms3
Dining roomYes
Utility roomYes
CloakroomYes

Outside

Private gardenRear
DrivewayYes

Building

Heating systemGas
Previously extendedYes

Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 23 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

The data behind every report

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

D62

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

4.1 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 23 Benfleet Close, Sutton, SM1 3SD, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

23 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 23 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.

Larger development activity nearby

£14.99

30-day money-back guarantee

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£629,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

See how we calculated this

Last sold (2021)

£530,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

27 June 2021Most recent
£530,000

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

Nearby sales in SM1 3SD

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.

23 Benfleet Close outperforms the street on habitable rooms by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£5,521

Street avg £5,235

Above

Floor Area

96 m²

Street avg 94 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

4.1 t/year

Street avg 4.2 t/year

On par

Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 23 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

The data behind every report

Comparables

Similar properties nearby

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

£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

£466k

1 Cowper Avenue

SM1 3RD

3 bed

£426k

1 Connaught Road

SM1 3PJ

3 bed1 bath

£738k

1 Colburn Way

SM1 3AU

4 bed2 bath

£810k

1 Browning Avenue

SM1 3QU

4 bed2 bath

£468k

1 Byron Avenue

SM1 3RA

2 bed1 bath

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· 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 23 Benfleet Close, Sutton, SM1 3SD. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.