69 Grove Road, Benfleet, SS7 1JH
About 69 Grove Road
69 Grove Road is a three-bedroom detached house in Benfleet (SS7 1JH). It has a recorded floor area of 90 m² (around 969 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (July 2022) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in June 2011 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Good and lighting went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump.
Across 2011–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.9% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£516/sq ft) was about 120% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 90 m² it's 17.4% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (109 m² median across 17 EPCs). Last sale on file: £500,000 in October 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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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
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- Private gardenrear
- GarageYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls changed
Hot water system upgraded
Window efficiency improved
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
69 Grove Road has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
2applications of note in the surrounding area
Sales history & valuation
69 Grove Road has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2011.
£503,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.9% per year over 11 years.
£500,000
Growth on file: 7.9% per year over 11 years.
Sales timeline
31 October 2022Most recent
£500,000
+132.6%over 11 years31 August 2011
£215,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SS7 1JH: £390,000 (2024–2021).
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Versus other Grove Road homes
On price per m², 69 Grove Road stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£5,556
Street avg £3,524
Floor Area
90 m²
Street avg 114 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.7 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