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Get started17 Bilton Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Benfleet (SS7 2HQ). It has a recorded floor area of 92 m² (around 990 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (May 2024) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (February 2014); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 80), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include outbuildings. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 5.1% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£429/sq ft) was about 77.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer was January 2025 at £425,000 — fresh data. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 92 m² it's 22.4% larger than the typical home in the postcode (75 m² median across 20 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs).
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
Extension: Two storey
Two Storey Rear Extension Side Dormer And Detached Outbuilding
17 Bilton Road has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2002.
£453,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.1% per year over 22 years.
£425,000
Growth on file: 5.1% per year over 22 years.
On price per m², 17 Bilton Road stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£4,620
Street avg £3,323
Floor Area
92 m²
Street avg 109 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
0.4 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.9dB

Changes detected from historical EPC data
Cavity wall insulation installed
More low energy lighting installed
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Extension: Two storey · Side and rear of property
Demolition Of Conservatory And Garage, Construct Two Storey Side & Single Storey Rear Extns & Conservatory
3 January 2025Most recent
£425,000
+136.1%over 19 years17 August 2005
£179,995
+26.3%over 2 years19 December 2002
£142,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in SS7 2HQ: £540,000 (2025–2019).
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.9 t/year
Street avg 4.9 t/year
SS7 2AZ
Oak Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
Hadleigh Infant and Nursery School. 13 schools nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.5dB
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