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3 sales on record
About 49 Gifford Road
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
49 Gifford Road is a two-bedroom detached house in Benfleet (SS7 5XX). It has a recorded floor area of 97 m² (around 1044 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (April 2025) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include outbuildings. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 7% per year against 0.1% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£469/sq ft) was about 106.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer was October 2025 at £490,000 — fresh data. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2001. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
What this property has
Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
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
D64
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
4.1 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 49 Gifford Road, Benfleet, SS7 5XX, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
49 Gifford Road has an approved rear extension on the planning record.
- Jun 2001ConservatoryFullApproval
Rear of property
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
49 Gifford Road has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1996.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£460,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.0% per year over 29 years.
Last sold (2025)
£490,000
Growth on file: 7.0% per year over 29 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Gifford Road homes
Four headline reads against 14 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Years Held for 49 Gifford Road lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£5,052
Street avg £3,217
Floor Area
97 m²
Street avg 104 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 11 rooms
Similar properties nearby
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Kents Hill Road North — bus stop.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around SS7 5XX from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.3dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 45 points of interest in total.
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