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4 sales on record
About 1 Downesway
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
1 Downesway is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Benfleet (SS7 1EE). It has a recorded floor area of 50 m² (around 538 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (July 2024) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 88), a 2-band jump.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 5.8% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £333,000 is 15.6% above the 2025 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£535/sq ft) was about 107.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer was January 2025 at £288,000 — fresh data. At 50 m² it's 17.4% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (61 m² median across 16 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
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- Parking
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
D66
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
2.4 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Price for 1 Downesway has grown more than fourfold since the 1997 starting point.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£333,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.8% per year over 27 years.
Last sold (2025)
£288,000
Growth on file: 5.8% per year over 27 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Downesway homes
Four headline reads against 16 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
1 Downesway outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£5,760
Street avg £3,868
Floor Area
50 m²
Street avg 67 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 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
0.2 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around SS7 1EE from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.5dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 46 points of interest in total.
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