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About 16 Lower Church Road
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
16 Lower Church Road is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Benfleet (SS7 4DL). It has a recorded floor area of 63 m² (around 678 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (August 2019) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 88), a 3-band jump.
At 63 m² it sits well below the postcode median (112 m² across 18 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 72% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £349,000 is 26.9% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£406/sq ft) was about 50.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: January 2020 at £275,000.
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
Outside
- Private gardenrear
- Garage
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
E
E50
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
4.4 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.
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£349,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (2020)
£275,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
Versus other Lower Church Road homes
Four headline reads against 18 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On floor area, 16 Lower Church Road runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,365
Street avg £3,009
Floor Area
63 m²
Street avg 113 m²
Habitable Rooms
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.
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Rushbottom Lane — bus stop.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around SS7 4DL from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
57.9dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 47 points of interest in total.
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