8a, Beech Road, Benfleet, SS7 2AZ

8a is a one-bedroom detached house in Benfleet (SS7 2AZ). It has a recorded floor area of 65 m² (around 700 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (March 2013) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from March 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. At 65 m² this is the 6th smallest of 24 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 43–173 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to C across 24 units on file.

Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 9.6% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £209,000 sits 60.8% above the 2013 sale of £130,000. Last sold in November 2013, so it's been off the market for around 12 years. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2018. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 65 m² it's 20.7% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (82 m² median across 23 EPCs). 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count.