# 6 SOUTHFIELD DRIVE, BENFLEET, CASTLE POINT, ESSEX, SS7 2NT

## Property details

- Slug: `b21e907` (address key hash: `b21e9070f440ac614db438bf401c263620d662d8`)
- Postcode: SS7 2NT
- Transactions on record: 2

- Tenure: Freehold
- Property type: Semi-detached
- Bedrooms: 2
- Bathrooms: 1
- Floor area: 59 m²
- EPC rating: D
- Year built: England and Wales: 1930-1949
- Last sold: £385,000 Apr 2026
- Price per m²: £6,525/m²
- Local average: £399,506 (88 sales)
- Street crime: 81 incidents within 1 mile (May 2026)

## Latest sale

- Price: £385,000
- Date: 2026-04-07
- Type: S
- Tenure: F

## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

- **Current rating:** D
- **Potential rating:** C
- **Expiry date:** 10/09/2035
- **Current heating cost:** £806/year
- **Est. upgrade cost to C:** £35,500

### Recommendations
- A2 (£900 - £1,200)
- B (£900 - £1,500)
- Q (£7,500 - £11,000)
- W1 (£5,000 - £10,000)
- W2 (£5,000 - £10,000)
- U (£8,000 - £10,000)

[View full EPC on gov.uk](https://find-energy-certificate.service.gov.uk/energy-certificate/9394-3054-0201-2005-4204)

## Price history

| Event | Date | Price | Type | % change | Today’s value (HPI) | Transaction |
|-------|------|-------|------|--------|---------------------|-------------|
| Sold | 2026-04-07 | £385,000 | Semi-detached | +8.5% | £385,000 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/50d10b83-f5f9-b8d0-e063-4704a8c08d98) |
| Sold | 2022-07-08 | £355,000 | Semi-detached | — | £359,666 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/ea3278a9-d845-2676-e053-6b04a8c015f8) |

*Today’s value (HPI): adjusted using published house price index trends for the area and property type; not a valuation of the property today.*

## Sales History

*Recorded sales for this property. Data from Land Registry Price Paid.*

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 6 SOUTHFIELD DRIVE, BENFLEET, CASTLE POINT, ESSEX, SS7 2NT | £385,000 | 07/04/2026 | Semi-detached |
| 6 SOUTHFIELD DRIVE, BENFLEET, CASTLE POINT, ESSEX, SS7 2NT | £355,000 | 08/07/2022 | Semi-detached |

## Historic listings

Listing activity only where we matched the listing to a Land Registry sale already on record for this address.

- Matched listing: [166698398](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/047e5cc)

| Event | Date | Price |
|-------|------|-------|
| sold | 2026-01-01 | £385,000 |
| listed | 2025-09-08 | £375,000 |
| sold | 2022-01-01 | £355,000 |
| sold | 1997-01-01 | £70,000 |

## Sold Comparables

*Same street and nearby sales within 0.25 miles. Data from Land Registry Price Paid. Last 5 years.*

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 33 BROOMFIELD, BENFLEET, CASTLE POINT, ESSEX, SS7 2SR | £355,000 | 28/11/2025 | Semi-detached |
| 55 BROOMFIELD, BENFLEET, CASTLE POINT, ESSEX, SS7 2SR | £410,000 | 11/07/2025 | Semi-detached |
| 35 SOUTHFIELD DRIVE, BENFLEET, CASTLE POINT, ESSEX, SS7 2NT | £287,500 | 31/01/2025 | Semi-detached |
| 48 SHERWOOD CRESCENT, BENFLEET, CASTLE POINT, ESSEX, SS7 2LG | £440,000 | 26/10/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 9 SHERWOOD CRESCENT, BENFLEET, CASTLE POINT, ESSEX, SS7 2LE | £365,000 | 12/10/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 2 THE GILL, BENFLEET, CASTLE POINT, ESSEX, SS7 2SN | £340,000 | 18/08/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 31 ASHDOWN CRESCENT, BENFLEET, CASTLE POINT, ESSEX, SS7 2LJ | £327,500 | 18/08/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 40 SOUTHFIELD DRIVE, BENFLEET, CASTLE POINT, ESSEX, SS7 2NT | £405,000 | 11/04/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 46 BROOMFIELD, BENFLEET, CASTLE POINT, ESSEX, SS7 2SW | £338,500 | 27/02/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 43 SHERWOOD CRESCENT, BENFLEET, CASTLE POINT, ESSEX, SS7 2LF | £387,500 | 18/11/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 12 COLWORTH CLOSE, BENFLEET, CASTLE POINT, ESSEX, SS7 2SP | £335,000 | 14/10/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 6 HAINAULT CLOSE, BENFLEET, CASTLE POINT, ESSEX, SS7 2LL | £407,000 | 14/10/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 409 DAWS HEATH ROAD, BENFLEET, CASTLE POINT, ESSEX, SS7 2UG | £430,000 | 30/09/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 9 HAINAULT CLOSE, BENFLEET, CASTLE POINT, ESSEX, SS7 2LL | £475,000 | 21/09/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 52 BROOMFIELD, BENFLEET, CASTLE POINT, ESSEX, SS7 2SW | £380,000 | 09/09/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 20 DALWOOD GARDENS, BENFLEET, CASTLE POINT, ESSEX, SS7 2NN | £336,000 | 02/09/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 27 SHERWOOD CRESCENT, BENFLEET, CASTLE POINT, ESSEX, SS7 2LF | £390,000 | 01/09/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 501 DAWS HEATH ROAD, BENFLEET, CASTLE POINT, ESSEX, SS7 2NW | £496,000 | 26/08/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 8 CENTRAL AVENUE, BENFLEET, CASTLE POINT, ESSEX, SS7 2NR | £403,000 | 23/06/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 41 WESTWOOD GARDENS, BENFLEET, CASTLE POINT, ESSEX, SS7 2SH | £465,000 | 10/06/2022 | Semi-detached |

**Area average:** £388,650 (20 sales)

## Capital growth trend

*Land Registry outcode average from sold prices: last 12 months vs 5y and 10y ago.*

- **5y growth:** 9.9%
- **10y growth:** 32.1%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

*Official index for Castle Point; Semi-detached series; as of April 2026.*

- **1y growth (index):** 3.7%
- **5y growth (index):** 16.8%
- **10y growth (index):** 46.5%

## Rental Range

*ONS Price Index of Private Rents (Castle Point). Low / Realistic / Optimistic = conservative / average / best case.*

- **Low:** £1,124/mo
- **Realistic:** £1,249/mo
- **Optimistic:** £1,374/mo

## LHA (Local Housing Allowance)

*VOA 30th percentile rent floor for Southend (Apr 2025 – Mar 2026).*

## Rental Comparables

*Residential lets from OpenRent and Rightmove for the area (same bedroom count). Use to validate rent estimates. Student lets are excluded.*

| Title | Rent | Beds | Distance | As seen on |
|------|------|------|------|------|
| 2 Bed Flat, The Rowans, SS9 | £1,100/mo | 2 | 1.02 miles | OpenRent |

**Average rent: £1,100/mo (1 listing)**

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.29% (weak for cashflow)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £137,500
- **Target investor price (1%):** £110,000

*Monthly rent ÷ price. 1%+ = strong, 0.8–1% = okay, <0.8% = weak. Max investor price = rent ÷ 0.8% (Stoke-style target). Target investor price = rent ÷ 1% (strong cashflow band). Based on OpenRent comparables.*

## Rent-driven metrics

*Based on OpenRent comparables (median £1,100/mo).*

- **Gross yield:** 3.4%
- **Cost-to-rent:** 29.2×
- **Monthly cashflow:** £-551/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term)
- **Cash-on-cash ROI:** -5.9%

*Gross yield = annual rent as % of price (no costs). Cost-to-rent = price ÷ annual rent (from OpenRent comparables); under 14× = strong, 14–16× = acceptable, 17×+ = compressed. Cashflow = rent − mortgage − 10% maintenance − £25/mo compliance; assumes 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term. ROI = annual profit ÷ cash in (deposit + 4% purchase costs).*

## Flood risk

- **Zone:** 1
- **Risk:** Low
- **Source:** Not in Flood Risk Area (no data)

[Check long-term flood risk (GOV.UK)](https://check-long-term-flood-risk.service.gov.uk/postcode)

## Street-level crime

| Category | Count |
|----------|-------|
| Violence and sexual offences | 33 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 11 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 8 |
| Shoplifting | 6 |
| Vehicle crime | 6 |
| Drugs | 4 |
| Other crime | 4 |
| Other theft | 4 |
| Public order | 4 |
| Burglary | 1 |
| **Total incidents** | **81** |

*Within 1 mile during May 2026. Source: data.police.uk (England & Wales).*

## Schools nearby

*Nearest open schools with Ofsted ratings (England). Closed schools are not shown.*

| Name | Type | Distance | Ofsted |
|------|------|----------|--------|
| Westwood Academy | Primary | 0.4 miles | Outstanding — 26 Jan 2018 |
| Hadleigh Infant and Nursery School | Primary | 0.6 miles | Good — 26 May 2016 |
| Hadleigh Junior School | Primary | 0.6 miles | Good — 25 Feb 2020 |
| The Deanes | Secondary | 0.7 miles | Good — 8 Nov 2023 |
| The King John School | Secondary | 0.9 miles | Good — 21 Sep 2021 |

## FENSA Certificates

This property has 1 FENSA certificate(s) on record.

### FENSA Certificate #11099029
- **Address:** 6 Southfield Drive, BENFLEET, SS7 2NT
- **Certificate Issued:** 13/07/2015
- **Work Completed:** 03/07/2015
- **Items:** 1 window(s), 1 door(s)