217 Kimberley Road, Benfleet, SS7 1DS

217 Kimberley Road is a four-bedroom detached house in Benfleet (SS7 1DS). It has a recorded floor area of 171 m² (around 1841 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (August 2020) returns a high B (score 87), putting the home a stone's throw from an A rating. When first surveyed in September 2013 the rating was C, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The property has solar panels on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. Other recorded features include a conservatory.

Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 3.9% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £719,000 is 15% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£340/sq ft) was about 28.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 171 m² the property is well over the postcode median (86 m² across 15 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. 5 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works and an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Most recent transfer: November 2020 at £625,000.