178 Kimberley Road, Benfleet, SS7 1DR

178 Kimberley Road is a four-bedroom detached house in Benfleet (SS7 1DR). It has a recorded floor area of 137 m² (around 1475 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (October 2025) shows a C (score 72). When first surveyed in May 2015 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 81). Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.

Today's modelled estimate of £617,000 sits 120.4% above the 2015 sale of £279,995. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£190/sq ft) was about 40.2% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 137 m² it's 28% larger than the typical home in the postcode (107 m² median across 14 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 86% of similar EPCs). On the market in August 2015 and unlisted since — roughly 11 years.