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About 50 Downer Road
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
50 Downer Road is a three-bedroom detached house in Benfleet (SS7 1BQ). It has a recorded floor area of 95 m² (around 1023 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (September 2012) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 72), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from September 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 6.8% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £479,000 is 18.3% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£396/sq ft) was about 89.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 95 m² it's 16.3% 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). Sold February 2021 for £405,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2003.
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
- CloakroomYes
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 Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 07 Sept 2022
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 50 Downer Road, Benfleet, SS7 1BQ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
- Jul 2003FullApproval
Replace Existing Attached Flat Roofed Garage With Larger, Pitched Roofed Garage.
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£479,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.8% per year over 7 years.
Last sold (2021)
£405,000
Growth on file: 6.8% per year over 7 years.
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 epc rating, 50 Downer Road runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,263
Street avg £2,956
Floor Area
95 m²
Street avg 117 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 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
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Benfleet district page.
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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