2 School Lane, Benfleet, SS7 1NS

2 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).