59 Grove Road, Benfleet, SS7 1JH
About 59 Grove Road
59 Grove Road is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Benfleet (SS7 1JH). It has a recorded floor area of 52 m² (around 555 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (December 2009) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The latest certificate is from December 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
It hasn't traded since February 2010, a hold of 16 years that's notably long for the area. Across 2006–2010, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £370,000 sits 76.2% above the 2010 sale of £210,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£378/sq ft) was about 68.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 52 m² it sits well below the postcode median (109 m² across 17 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 82% of similar EPCs).
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenrear
- Garagedetached
Building
- Previously extendedYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
59 Grove Road's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 07 Dec 2019
EPC Rating
Planning history
59 Grove Road has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
2applications of note in the surrounding area
Sales history & valuation
59 Grove Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£370,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.4% per year over 3 years.
£210,000
Growth on file: 4.4% per year over 3 years.
Sales timeline
26 February 2010Most recent
£210,000
+14.8%over 3 years14 December 2006
£183,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SS7 1JH: £463,750 (2024–2021).
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Versus other Grove Road homes
Floor Area for 59 Grove Road lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,073
Street avg £3,616
Floor Area
52 m²
Street avg 116 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.2 t/year
Street avg 5.2 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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
0.3 km
High Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
South Benfleet Primary School. 18 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.9dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.4dB