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Get started169 Clifton Avenue is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Benfleet (SS7 1DQ). It has a recorded floor area of 145 m² (around 1561 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (June 2024) shows a C (score 76), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in May 2012 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Very Good, window efficiency went from Average to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 85). Other recorded features include attached land beyond the plot.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 10% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£352/sq ft) was about 36.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 145 m² the property is well over the postcode median (98 m² across 7 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 86% of similar EPCs). 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include a loft conversion and an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last sale on file: £550,000 in October 2024.
Loft Conversion and Front Dormer
Latest sale on 169 Clifton Avenue was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£555,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 10.0% per year over 12 years.
£550,000
Growth on file: 10.0% per year over 12 years.
On epc rating, 169 Clifton Avenue stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£3,793
Street avg £3,950
Floor Area
145 m²
Street avg 97 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 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
0.2 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.0dB

Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency improved
Window efficiency improved
Cavity wall insulation installed
More low energy lighting installed
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Single storey rear extension, two storey side extension and loft conversion with rear dormer and rooflights to front
25 October 2024Most recent
£550,000
+161.9%over 10 years17 April 2014
£210,000
+23.5%over 1 year29 June 2012
£170,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SS7 1DQ: £305,000 (2025–2015).
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.4 t/year
Street avg 4.7 t/year
SS7 1NU
Clifton Avenue — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Kents Hill Infant Academy. 16 schools nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.7dB
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