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Get started8 Barncombe Close is a two-bedroom detached house in Benfleet (SS7 4AQ). It has a recorded floor area of 65 m² (around 700 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (June 2015) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since August 2013. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Good to Very Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 73). The latest certificate is from June 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 3.7% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£553/sq ft) was about 90% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold August 2022 for £387,000. 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.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 22 Jun 2025
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£394,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.7% per year over 14 years.
£387,000
Growth on file: 3.7% per year over 14 years.
Price per m² for 8 Barncombe Close runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£5,954
Street avg £3,864
Floor Area
65 m²
Street avg 81 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Hazlemere Rd — bus stop.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.2dB

Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water efficiency improved
More low energy lighting installed
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15 August 2022Most recent
£387,000
+12.2%over 2 years2 December 2019
£345,000
+50.0%over 4 years15 January 2015
£230,000
14 March 2008
£230,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SS7 4AQ: £450,000 (2025–2021).
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.4 t/year
Street avg 4.1 t/year
SS7 4DJ
Closest school
0.4 km
The Robert Drake Primary School. 15 schools nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.8dB
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