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About 12 Downer Road
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
12 Downer Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Benfleet (SS7 1BQ). It has a recorded floor area of 82 m² (around 883 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (March 2020) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since April 2015. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average and roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 2-band jump. It has already been extended once and our model flags further extension potential, a sign of buyer flexibility.
At 82 m² it's 27.8% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (114 m² median across 30 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 70% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £403,000 is 30% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£351/sq ft) was about 64.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: July 2020 at £310,000.
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
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private garden
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.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Mar 2020
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E54
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
4.7 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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
See how we calculated this£403,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (2020)
£310,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
Versus other Downer Road homes
Four headline reads against 30 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On habitable rooms, 12 Downer Road runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,780
Street avg £2,976
Floor Area
82 m²
Street avg 117 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Similar properties nearby
A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
The neighbourhood at a glance
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Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.3 km
Kents Hill Road North — bus stop.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around SS7 1BQ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.8dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 46 points of interest in total.
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