85 Vicarage Hill, Benfleet, SS7 1PD

85 Vicarage Hill is a five-bedroom detached house in Benfleet (SS7 1PD). It has a recorded floor area of 289 m² (around 3111 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (September 2013) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in April 2009 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and roof efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from September 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Untraded for 17 years, with the last transfer in September 2009. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 4% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £1,027,000 sits 112.8% above the 2009 sale of £482,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£155/sq ft) was about 40.5% below the postcode norm. At 289 m² the property is well over the postcode median (172 m² across 11 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 7 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include an extension and new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.