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Get started3 Elgar Close is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Benfleet (SS7 4BZ). It has a recorded floor area of 74 m² (around 797 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (June 2023) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in September 2011 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 2-band jump. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 6.6% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£496/sq ft) was about 158.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: September 2023 at £395,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Latest sale on 3 Elgar Close was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£404,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.6% per year over 22 years.
£395,000
Growth on file: 6.6% per year over 22 years.
Price per m² for 3 Elgar Close runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£5,338
Street avg £4,102
Floor Area
74 m²
Street avg 76 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Tarpots Corner — bus stop.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
54.5dB

Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Window efficiency improved
More low energy lighting installed
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27 September 2023Most recent
£395,000
+25.0%over 5 years20 December 2017
£316,000
+69.9%over 5 years5 November 2012
£186,000
+95.8%over 11 years27 April 2001
£95,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SS7 4BZ: £242,500 (2022–2007).
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.3 t/year
Street avg 4.0 t/year
SS7 4DD
Closest school
0.4 km
Woodham Ley Primary School. 14 schools nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
46.4dB
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