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Get started85 Clarence Road is a five-bedroom detached house in Benfleet (SS7 1DF). It has a recorded floor area of 160 m² (around 1722 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (August 2023) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since June 2009. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Poor to Good and lighting went from Average to Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77). Period features are noted in the property record.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 7.9% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £565,000 sits 85.2% above the 2014 sale of £305,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£177/sq ft) was about 29.8% below the postcode norm. At 160 m² the property is well over the postcode median (81 m² across 14 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On the market in February 2014 and unlisted since — roughly 12 years. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
85 Clarence Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
85 Clarence Road has been extended on multiple sides of the property across separate planning applications.
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single Storey Rear Extension
85 Clarence Road has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1996.
£565,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.9% per year over 17 years.
£305,000
Growth on file: 7.9% per year over 17 years.
Floor Area for 85 Clarence Road runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,906
Street avg £3,638
Floor Area
160 m²
Street avg 96 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
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
0.3 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.4dB

Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
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Extension: Two storey · Front of property
2 Storey Pitched Roof Front Extension And Extension Of Crossover.
17 February 2014Most recent
£305,000
+7.0%over 1 year10 May 2012
£285,000
-3.4%over 2 years18 December 2009
£295,000
+126.9%over 9 years3 November 2000
£130,000
+59.5%over 4 years19 September 1996
£81,495
Median price across the last 5 sales in SS7 1DF: £395,000 (2025–2019).
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.2 t/year
Street avg 5.0 t/year
SS7 1NU
Clifton Avenue — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Kents Hill Infant Academy. 16 schools nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.1dB
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