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About 5 Cross Road
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
5 Cross Road is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Benfleet (SS7 1RP). It has a recorded floor area of 68 m² (around 732 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (November 2020) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in March 2010 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump.
Untraded for 28 years, with the last transfer in April 1998. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £335,000 sits 1016.7% above the 1998 sale of £30,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£41/sq ft) was about 80.3% below the postcode norm. At 68 m² it's 28.4% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (95 m² median across 9 EPCs).
What this property has
Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private garden
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Nov 2020
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D61
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
3.5 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Latest sale on 5 Cross Road was the lowest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£335,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (1998)
£30,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
Versus other Cross Road homes
Four headline reads against 9 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Price per m² for 5 Cross Road lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£441
Street avg £3,806
Floor Area
68 m²
Street avg 101 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
Similar properties nearby
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.3 km
Cranbrook Avenue — bus stop.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around SS7 1RP from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.1dB
Everything within walking distance
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