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Get started189 Cumberland Avenue is a five-bedroom detached house in Benfleet (SS7 1DX). It has a recorded floor area of 165 m² (around 1776 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (April 2024) shows a C (score 73). When first surveyed in July 2009 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Good to Very Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 82). Other recorded features include a self-contained annexe.
Untraded for 16 years, with the last transfer in August 2010. Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 3% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £648,000 sits 64.1% above the 2010 sale of £394,995. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£222/sq ft) was about 20.8% below the postcode norm. At 165 m² the property is well over the postcode median (66 m² across 14 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. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2019.
189 Cumberland Avenue ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
Erection of outbuilding
189 Cumberland Avenue valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£648,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.0% per year over 6 years.
£394,995
Growth on file: 3.0% per year over 6 years.
189 Cumberland Avenue outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,394
Street avg £4,286
Floor Area
165 m²
Street avg 76 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 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
0.1 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.1dB

Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heat pump installed, significantly improving energy efficiency
Changed to a more efficient fuel source
Hot water system changed
High performance glazing installed
Wall insulation improved
Floor insulation added or improved
More low energy lighting installed
Heating system changed
Connected to mains gas supply
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
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2 August 2010Most recent
£394,995
+19.9%over 6 years25 June 2004
£329,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in SS7 1DX: £370,000 (2025–2022).
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.5 t/year
Street avg 4.2 t/year
SS7 1SE
Cumberland Avenue — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
South Benfleet Primary School. 16 schools nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.0dB
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