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About Cranbrook Lodge
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Cranbrook Lodge is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Benfleet (SS7 1RS). It has a recorded floor area of 39 m² (around 420 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band B. Tenure is freehold. At 39 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across Cranbrook Lodge (39–92 m²). The building's EPC ratings span D to C, with this unit at the top. On EPC score it ranks first in the building (75 versus a worst of 66). The property has solar panels on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. The latest certificate (June 2022) shows a C (score 75), near the top of the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 82). Main heating runs on electricity.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 2.4% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£453/sq ft) was about 73.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 39 m² it sits well below the postcode median (124 m² across 21 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Last sale on file: £190,000 in October 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
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Inside
- Bedrooms1
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- Communal gardenYes
Building
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
EPC Rating
A
B
C
C75
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
1.7 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£193,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.4% per year over 16 years.
Last sold (2022)
£190,000
Growth on file: 2.4% per year over 16 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Kiln Road homes
Four headline reads against 4 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On price per m², Cranbrook Lodge stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£4,872
Street avg £3,290
Floor Area
39 m²
Street avg 66 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 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
0.2 km
Cranbrook Avenue — bus stop.
Road noise across the postcode
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Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.6dB
Everything within walking distance
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