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About 31 Elm Road
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
31 Elm Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Benfleet (SS7 2AH). It has a recorded floor area of 69 m² (around 742 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (June 2011) shows an E (score 40), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 60). The latest certificate is from June 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include notable views. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 8.3% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £490,000 is 30.7% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£506/sq ft) was about 141% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £375,000 in January 2021. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 69 m² it's 19.9% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (86 m² median across 23 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 78% of similar 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
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms2
- Open-plan layoutYes
- EnsuiteYes
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
31 Elm Road's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 30 Jun 2021
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 31 Elm Road, Benfleet, SS7 2AH, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
- Mar 2015ExtensionOutlineApproval
Hip to gable roof extension and dormer to rear
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
31 Elm Road has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1999.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£490,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.3% per year over 22 years.
Last sold (2021)
£375,000
Growth on file: 8.3% per year over 22 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Elm Road homes
Four headline reads against 23 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On epc rating, 31 Elm Road runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£5,443
Street avg £3,511
Floor Area
69 m²
Street avg 92 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
Similar properties nearby
A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
The neighbourhood at a glance
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Benfleet district page.
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
0.3 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around SS7 2AH from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.4dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 43 points of interest in total.
Beautiful places to visit nearby
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