SS7 1NB

Last sold £430,000 in July 2022

3, The Close, Benfleet

Property type: Semi-detached
Bedrooms: 4 (est.)
Tenure: Freehold
Floor area: 1,044 sq ft / 97 sq m
EPC rating: D
Elevation: About 5m

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Price history in context

Date	Price	Change	Base rate at sale	vs UK market
Today	Show me today's estimate
July 2022	£430,000	+28.4%	1.25%	−4 pts
July 2016	£335,000	+52.3%	0.5%	+19 pts
March 2006	£219,995	+109.5%	4.5%	+48 pts
August 2001	£105,000	+69.4%	5.0%	−11 pts
March 1995	£62,000		6.625%

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Jul 2022 — £430,000 · +28.4% · 4 pts behind the UK market
Jul 2016 — £335,000 · +52.3% · 19 pts ahead of the UK market
Mar 2006 — £219,995 · +109.5% · 48 pts ahead of the UK market
Aug 2001 — £105,000 · +69.4% · 11 pts behind the UK market
Mar 1995 — £62,000

paid above the local norm at the time

vs 32 nearby sales within a year · 4-bed (est.) semi-detached within 1 km

The life around it

Kents Hill Infant Academy 1.8km
South Benfleet Primary School 16-min walk
Benfleet station 3-min walk
Shipwrights Wood 1.6km
The coast (coastline) 244m
Lake 1.3km
Pond 780m
Thames And Medway Canal 15.5km
Benfleet Hall Sewer 72m
Hadleigh Castle 166m
South Benfleet Playing Field 239m
One Stop 1.5km
St Mary's Church (Opp) 135m

Broadband

Gigabit 1 Gbit/s or more 83.3% of premises — not all
Ultrafast 100 Mbit/s or more 83.3% of premises — not all
Superfast 30 Mbit/s or more 83.3% of premises — not all

Ofcom figures for every home in this postcode — about fifteen addresses — not a measurement of this one. They say what can be ordered here, not the speed you would get: that depends on the package you buy. Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2024. About this data

Commute by train

From Benfleet, 143m away

37 min London
111 min Cambridge
119 min Brighton

Train only, station to station, at the weekday morning peak — getting to the station is not included, because we don't know whether you'd walk, drive or take a bus. The distance to the platform is above so you can judge that yourself.

Schools nearby

1 South Benfleet Primary School · Primary 0.6 miles State
2 Kents Hill Junior School · Primary 1.1 miles State
3 Kents Hill Infant Academy · Primary 1.1 miles State Ofsted Good
4 Holy Family Catholic Primary School · Primary · Roman Catholic 1.2 miles State Ofsted Good
5 The Cornelius Vermuyden School · Secondary 1.2 miles State Ofsted Inadequate
6 Jotmans Hall Primary School · Primary 1.3 miles State Ofsted Requires improvement
7 The Appleton School · Secondary 1.3 miles State Attainment 8: 41.9 (2023)
8 Winter Gardens Academy · Primary 1.3 miles State Ofsted Good
9 St Katherine's Church of England Primary School · Primary · Church of England 1.4 miles State Ofsted Good
10 Northwick Park Primary and Nursery Academy · Primary 1.4 miles State

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Flood risk

Environment Agency flood risk from rivers and sea: outside every mapped risk area. Check the current map

Sunshine and hills

Sunshine: about 1,730 hours a year — sunnier than 90% of homes in England and Wales. Met Office average for this square kilometre, 1991–2020.

Hills: on level ground; surrounding hills hide about 5% of the year's sun. Buildings and trees are not counted.

Planning

In the South Benfleet conservation area — external changes usually need consent.
An Article 4 direction applies here — some permitted development rights are withdrawn.

From planning.data.gov.uk, where the council has published. Not planning advice.

Crime

Below average for England & Wales — 114 crimes recorded nearby last year. About this data

Map

Location: exact

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Nearby sold homes

1, The Close, Benfleet £300,000 · 2024
4, The Close, Benfleet £325,000 · 2017
2, Attwell Mews, Benfleet £220,000 · 2016
6, The Close, Benfleet £229,995 · 2013
5, The Close, Benfleet £177,995 · 2005
7, The Close, Benfleet £275,000 · 2016

Planning activity nearby

Undecided T1 (Willow) Crown reduction up to 2m and crown lift by 3m, T2 (Cypress) Crown reduction… Jun 2026 source
Permitted Replace windows and external render to front gable Aug 2025 source
Permitted Replace windows and external render to front gable Aug 2025 source
Permitted Confirmation of compliance with S106 Agreements CPT/448/07/FUL and CPT/313/97/FUL Dec 2025 source
Rejected Construction of single storey rear/side extension Mar 2025 source

Planning data via PlanIt (planit.org.uk), from local planning authority registers.

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