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Get started2 Eastern Avenue is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Benfleet (SS7 5SL). It has a recorded floor area of 70 m² (around 753 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (August 2024) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since June 2010. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good and window efficiency went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 88), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include outbuildings. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 5.1% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£511/sq ft) was about 80.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 70 m² the property is well over the postcode median (53 m² across 11 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. A recent sale: £385,000 in January 2025. 4 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include an extension and a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
2 Eastern Avenue has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single Storey Rear Extension
Sale price has at least doubled since 2006.
£412,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.1% per year over 19 years.
£385,000
Growth on file: 5.1% per year over 19 years.
On years held, 2 Eastern Avenue runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£5,500
Street avg £4,308
Floor Area
70 m²
Street avg 66 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Southwold Crescent — bus stop.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.8dB

Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Window efficiency improved
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
More low energy lighting installed
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Loft conversion with hip to gable roof extension and rear dormer
2 more applications for this property
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30 January 2025Most recent
£385,000
+32.8%over 9 years19 August 2015
£290,000
+93.3%over 9 years12 April 2006
£150,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SS7 5SL: £350,000 (2023–2020).
CO₂ Emissions
2.7 t/year
Street avg 3.4 t/year
SS7 5HG
Closest school
0.4 km
The Appleton School. 14 schools nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
44.7dB
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