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4 sales on record
About 157 Cumberland Avenue
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
157 Cumberland Avenue is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Benfleet (SS7 1DX). It has a recorded floor area of 80 m² (around 861 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (September 2023) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 2-band jump.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 6.1% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£430/sq ft) was about 53.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: January 2024 at £370,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2000. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 80 m² it's 21.2% larger than the typical home in the postcode (66 m² median across 14 EPCs).
What this property has
Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- StudyYes
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D59
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
4.1 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 157 Cumberland Avenue, Benfleet, SS7 1DX, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
157 Cumberland Avenue has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
- Apr 2000ExtensionFullApproval
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single Storey Flat Roofed Rear Extension
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
157 Cumberland Avenue has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 2000.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£387,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.1% per year over 24 years.
Last sold (2024)
£370,000
Growth on file: 6.1% per year over 24 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Cumberland Avenue homes
Four headline reads against 14 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
157 Cumberland Avenue is notably below the street on years held.
Price per m²
£4,625
Street avg £4,114
Floor Area
80 m²
Street avg 82 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
Similar properties nearby
A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
The neighbourhood at a glance
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Benfleet district page.
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
0.1 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around SS7 1DX from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.1dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 46 points of interest in total.
Beautiful places to visit nearby
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