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About 12a
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
12a is a semi-detached house in Benfleet (SS7 5SL). It has a recorded floor area of 46 m² (around 495 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (June 2022) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 88), a 2-band jump.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 7% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £299,000 is 14.6% below the 2022 sale of £350,000, an unusual pattern given regional price growth and worth checking against the EPC condition. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£707/sq ft) was about 129.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 46 m² it's 23.3% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (60 m² median across 11 EPCs). Last sale on file: £350,000 in September 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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
D63
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
2.5 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Price for 12a has grown more than fourfold since the 1997 starting point.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£299,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.0% per year over 25 years.
Last sold (2022)
£350,000
Growth on file: 7.0% per year over 25 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Eastern Avenue homes
Four headline reads against 11 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On price per m², 12a stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£7,609
Street avg £4,116
Floor Area
46 m²
Street avg 68 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
Southwold Crescent — bus stop.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around SS7 5SL from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.8dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 44 points of interest in total.
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