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About 18 Florence Close
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
18 Florence Close is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Benfleet (SS7 2PN). It has a recorded floor area of 44 m² (around 474 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (July 2015) shows an F (score 33), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from July 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 19.7% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £289,000 is 26.2% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£484/sq ft) was about 140.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 44 m² it's 15.4% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (52 m² median across 24 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. On the market in December 2016 and unlisted since — roughly 9 years.
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
- Bedrooms1
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- Private gardenrear
Building
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
18 Florence Close sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 03 Jul 2025
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
18 Florence Close changed hands twice within eighteen months — unusual for the area.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£289,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 19.7% per year over 1 year.
Last sold (2016)
£229,000
Growth on file: 19.7% per year over 1 year.
Sales timeline
Versus other Florence Close homes
Four headline reads against 24 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
18 Florence Close is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£5,205
Street avg £4,523
Floor Area
44 m²
Street avg 52 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 3 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
0.2 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around SS7 2PN from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.3dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 41 points of interest in total.
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