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Get started6 Birchwood is a four-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Benfleet (SS7 4NL). It has a recorded floor area of 128 m² (around 1378 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (August 2025) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in August 2014 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Poor; while window efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 74).
It hasn't traded since September 2001, a hold of 25 years that's notably long for the area. At 128 m² the property is well over the postcode median (79 m² across 11 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £438,000 sits 276% above the 2001 sale of £116,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£85/sq ft) was about 66.2% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
Council records include a two-storey side extension at 6 Birchwood.
Extension: Two storey · Side of property
Two Storey Side Extension
6 Birchwood's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (2001).
£438,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£116,500
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
On price per m², 6 Birchwood runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£910
Street avg £3,515
Floor Area
128 m²
Street avg 75 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.4 km
Arundel Road — bus stop.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
59.2dB

Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system changed
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
More low energy lighting installed
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12 September 2001Most recent
£116,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in SS7 4NL: £300,000 (2022–2016).
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.1 t/year
Street avg 3.7 t/year
SS7 4DL
Closest school
0.4 km
Montgomerie Primary School. 16 schools nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
52.1dB
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