Are you a property professional?Get qualified leads from motivated homeowners.
Get startedAre you a property professional?Get qualified leads from motivated homeowners.
Get started7 Appleton Road is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Benfleet (SS7 5DA). It has a recorded floor area of 94 m² (around 1012 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (November 2019) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. When first surveyed in April 2009 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 87).
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 10% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£400/sq ft) was about 74.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 94 m² the property is well over the postcode median (71 m² across 14 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include a loft conversion, an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Sold March 2021 for £405,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
7 Appleton Road ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
Loft conversion including hip to gable roof extension, flat roof rear dormer and front rooflights
Sale price has at least doubled since 2013.
£433,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 10.0% per year over 8 years.
£405,000
Growth on file: 10.0% per year over 8 years.
On epc rating, 7 Appleton Road stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£4,309
Street avg £3,554
Floor Area
94 m²
Street avg 81 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.5dB

Changes detected from historical EPC data
More low energy lighting installed
Are we missing something? Tell us about home improvements to help adjust your valuation.
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Demolish existing rear extension and construct single storey rear extension
1 more application for this property
Join to see all planning history.
2 March 2021Most recent
£405,000
+115.4%over 8 years15 February 2013
£188,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SS7 5DA: £360,000 (2023–2018).
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.2 t/year
Street avg 4.8 t/year
SS7 5QS
Cemetery Corner — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 km
South Benfleet Primary School. 13 schools nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.5dB
Free valuation
An expert visits your home
Local expertise
An agent who knows your area
No obligation
You decide if and when to sell