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Get started2 School Lane is a three-bedroom detached house in Benfleet (SS7 1NS). It has a recorded floor area of 68 m² (around 732 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (July 2025) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (June 2010); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Average; while roof efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 72), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include a conservatory. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy. The home occupies a corner plot.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 9% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £431,000 sits 72.4% above the 2011 sale of £250,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£342/sq ft) was about 99.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. 15 years since the last transfer (November 2011).
2 School Lane sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
2 School Lane has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
Extension: Single storey · Side of property
Single Storey Side Extension
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1996.
£431,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 9.0% per year over 15 years.
£250,000
Growth on file: 9.0% per year over 15 years.
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
School Lane — bus stop.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.8dB

Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency decreased
More low energy lighting installed
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Extension: Single storey · Side of property
Single Storey Side Extension
1 November 2011Most recent
£250,000
+22.0%over 6 years31 August 2005
£205,000
+201.5%over 8 years17 September 1996
£68,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SS7 1NS: £145,000 (2019–2007).
SS7 1RP
Closest school
1.0 km
South Benfleet Primary School. 19 schools nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.4dB
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