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Get started51 Cumberland Avenue is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Benfleet (SS7 5NU). It has a recorded floor area of 71 m² (around 764 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (April 2022) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 2-band jump.
Untraded for 18 years, with the last transfer in May 2008. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 23.3% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £316,000 sits 70.8% above the 2008 sale of £185,000. At 71 m² it sits well below the postcode median (118 m² across 16 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Council records include a two-storey rear extension at 51 Cumberland Avenue.
Non material amendment to reduce the depth of the garage by 750mm and alter pitch of new roof to match existing of 15/0314/FUL
51 Cumberland Avenue changed hands twice within eighteen months — unusual for the area.
£316,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 23.3% per year over 1 year.
£185,000
Growth on file: 23.3% per year over 1 year.
51 Cumberland Avenue outperforms the street on co₂ emissions by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,606
Street avg £3,160
Floor Area
71 m²
Street avg 111 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
49.9dB

Extension: Side of property
Two story rear extension and first floor side extension over garage
1 more application for this property
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29 May 2008Most recent
£185,000
+23.3%over 10 months17 July 2007
£150,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SS7 5NU: £418,000 (2024–2018).
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.4 t/year
Street avg 4.8 t/year
SS7 5LP
Cemetery Corner — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Jotmans Hall Primary School. 14 schools nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.7dB
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