187 Kimberley Road, Benfleet, SS7 1DS

187 Kimberley Road is a three-bedroom detached house in Benfleet (SS7 1DS). It has a recorded floor area of 62 m² (around 672 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (March 2009) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since March 2009. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 59). The latest certificate is from March 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Untraded for 17 years, with the last transfer in October 2009. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 4.9% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £412,000 sits 71.7% above the 2009 sale of £240,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£357/sq ft) was about 34.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 62 m² it sits well below the postcode median (98 m² across 15 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.