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About 15 Downer Road
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
15 Downer Road is a three-bedroom detached house in Benfleet (SS7 1BQ). It has a recorded floor area of 72 m² (around 775 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (November 2018) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in February 2009 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 75), a 2-band jump.
Untraded for 28 years, with the last transfer in September 1998. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £385,000 sits 552.5% above the 1998 sale of £59,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£76/sq ft) was about 66.1% below the postcode norm. At 72 m² it sits well below the postcode median (114 m² across 30 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 70% of similar EPCs).
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
Outside
- Private gardenrear
- Garage
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)
Nov 2018
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E53
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
4.4 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Latest sale on 15 Downer Road was the lowest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£385,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (1998)
£59,000
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.
15 Downer Road is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£819
Street avg £3,100
Floor Area
72 m²
Street avg 117 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 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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