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About 8 Fernwood
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
8 Fernwood is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Benfleet (SS7 2LT). It has a recorded floor area of 54 m² (around 581 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (July 2021) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include a conservatory. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 7.1% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £421,000 is 16.9% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£619/sq ft) was about 81.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 54 m² it sits well below the postcode median (86 m² across 14 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Last sale on file: £360,000 in August 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
- CloakroomYes
- ConservatoryYes
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D61
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
2.7 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.
8 Fernwood has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1997.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£421,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.1% per year over 24 years.
Last sold (2021)
£360,000
Growth on file: 7.1% per year over 24 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Fernwood homes
Four headline reads against 14 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Price per m² for 8 Fernwood runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£6,667
Street avg £3,975
Floor Area
54 m²
Street avg 86 m²
Habitable Rooms
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
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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
0.2 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around SS7 2LT from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.4dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 43 points of interest in total.
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