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Get started1 Blackwater is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Benfleet (SS7 1UE). It has a recorded floor area of 78 m² (around 840 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (February 2026) shows a C (score 72). The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since January 2016. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 86). This certificate was lodged in the last six months, so the rating reflects current condition. The home occupies a corner plot and a cul-de-sac position.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 7.3% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £400,000 is 34.5% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£354/sq ft) was about 71.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 75% of similar EPCs). Last sold in May 2016, so it's been off the market for around 10 years.
The EPC has just been inspected, so the rating reflects current condition.
1 Blackwater has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1998.
£400,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.3% per year over 18 years.
£297,500
Growth on file: 7.3% per year over 18 years.
1 Blackwater outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,814
Street avg £3,294
Floor Area
78 m²
Street avg 84 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.9dB

Changes detected from historical EPC data
Floor insulation added or improved
More low energy lighting installed
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13 May 2016Most recent
£297,500
+262.8%over 18 years6 January 1998
£82,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SS7 1UE: £400,000 (2022–2008).
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.4 t/year
Street avg 3.4 t/year
SS7 1TP
USP College — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
USP College. 18 schools nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.8dB
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