85 Clarence Road, Benfleet, SS7 1DF

85 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.