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3 sales on record
About 491 London Road
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
491 London Road is a detached house in Benfleet (SS7 1AQ). It has a recorded floor area of 233 m² (around 2508 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (March 2020) shows an E (score 44), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (June 2012); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 2-band jump.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 5.3% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £777,000 is 17.7% above the 2021 sale price. At 233 m² the property is well over the postcode median (113 m² across 4 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs). 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last sale on file: £660,000 in March 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
491 London Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Mar 2020
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E44
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
12.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 491 London Road, Benfleet, SS7 1AQ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
- May 2023ConditionsApproval
Submission of details pursuant to condition 4 (Badgers) and 7 (Submission of tree survey) of permission 22/0494/FUL
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Latest sale on 491 London Road was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£777,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.3% per year over 21 years.
Last sold (2021)
£660,000
Growth on file: 5.3% per year over 21 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other London Road homes
Four headline reads against 4 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
491 London Road outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,833
Street avg £3,762
Floor Area
233 m²
Street avg 106 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Similar properties nearby
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The neighbourhood at a glance
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Benfleet district page.
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around SS7 1AQ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.6dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 47 points of interest in total.
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