Semi-Detached 2 sales on record

6 SOUTHFIELD DRIVE

BENFLEET, CASTLE POINT, ESSEX, SS7 2NT

£385,000

Location

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Nearby

Nearest stations, universities and amenities (distance from property).

Type	Name	Distance
Bus stop	Central Avenue	0.1 miles
Shop	Essex Carpets	0.6 miles
Train station	Leigh-on-Sea	1.9 miles
Hospital	Southend University Hospital	3.3 miles
University	University of Essex	4.6 miles

Property details

Tenure

Freehold

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

59 m²

EPC rating

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)

EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

Current rating: D

Potential rating: C

Inspection date: 11/09/2025

Expiry date: 10/09/2035

Current heating cost: £806/year

Potential heating cost: £484/year

Est. upgrade cost to C: £35,500

EPC D or below may face future regulation risk. Upgrading to C could improve long-term ROI.

Recommendations

Flat roof or sloping ceiling insulation (£900 - £1,200)
Cavity wall insulation (£900 - £1,500)
50 mm internal or external wall insulation (£7,500 - £11,000)
Floor insulation (suspended floor) (£5,000 - £10,000)
Floor insulation (solid floor) (£5,000 - £10,000)
Solar photovoltaic panels, 2.5 kWp (£8,000 - £10,000)

View full EPC on gov.uk

Price history

Event	Date	Price	Type	% change	Today’s value (HPI)	Action
Sold	07/04/2026	£385,000	Semi-detached	+8.5%	£385,000 to April 2026	View transaction
Sold	08/07/2022	£355,000	Semi-detached	—	£359,666 to April 2026	View transaction

Historic listings

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

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

Photos · Open listing

Sold comparables

Same street and nearby sales within 0.25 miles (last 5 years). Land Registry Price Paid Data.

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)

For sale comparables

No active for-sale comparables found within 1 mile for the same bedrooms and property type.

Capital growth trend

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

5y growth 10.2%

10y growth 32.2%

House Price Index (HM Land Registry — official index, not sold-price averages): Castle Point. Series: Semi-detached. As of April 2026.

1y (index) 3.7%

5y (index) 16.8%

10y (index) 46.5%

Rental Range

Estimated market rent for Castle Point. Low = conservative, Realistic = average, Optimistic = best case.

Low £1,124/mo

Realistic £1,249/mo

Optimistic £1,374/mo

Based on Local Authority from postcode lookup → Castle Point.

LHA (30th percentile) 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 Bungalow, Fernwood, SS7	£1,600/mo	2	0.34 miles	OpenRent
2 Bed Maisonette, Rayleigh Road, SS7	£1,600/mo	2	0.53 miles	OpenRent
2 Bed Flat, Templewood Court, SS7	£1,350/mo	2	0.54 miles	OpenRent
2 Bed Flat, High Street, SS7	£1,200/mo	2	0.66 miles	OpenRent
2 Bed Flat, High Street, SS7	£1,350/mo	2	0.66 miles	OpenRent
2 Bed Flat, The Rowans, SS9	£1,100/mo	2	1.02 miles	OpenRent

Average rent: £1,367/mo (6 listings)

Rent-driven metrics

Based on OpenRent comparables.

Rent ratio 0.35%

Max investor price (0.8%) £168,750

Target investor price (1%) £135,000

Gross yield 4.2%

Cost-to-rent ratio 23.8×

Monthly cashflow £-326/mo 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term

Cash-on-cash ROI -3.5%

Rent ratio — Monthly rent ÷ purchase price (1% rule). 1%+ = strong, 0.8–1% = okay, <0.8% = weak for cashflow.
Max investor price — Rent ÷ 0.8%; the price at which rent would be 0.8% of price (Stoke-style target).
Target investor price — Rent ÷ 1%; the price at which rent would be 1% of price (strong cashflow band).
Gross yield — Annual rent as % of purchase price (no costs).
Cost-to-rent — Price ÷ annual rent (from OpenRent comparables). Under 14× = strong, 14–16× = acceptable, 17×+ = compressed.
Cashflow — Rent minus 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

Not in Flood Risk Area (no data)

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. Data from Get Information about Schools and Ofsted.

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

Window and door installation certificates found for this address.

Issued	Work completed	Windows	Doors
13/07/2015	03/07/2015	1	1

# 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:** 10.2%
- **10y growth:** 32.2%

## 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 Bungalow, Fernwood, SS7 | £1,600/mo | 2 | 0.34 miles | OpenRent |
| 2 Bed Maisonette, Rayleigh Road, SS7 | £1,600/mo | 2 | 0.53 miles | OpenRent |
| 2 Bed Flat, Templewood Court, SS7 | £1,350/mo | 2 | 0.54 miles | OpenRent |
| 2 Bed Flat, High Street, SS7 | £1,200/mo | 2 | 0.66 miles | OpenRent |
| 2 Bed Flat, High Street, SS7 | £1,350/mo | 2 | 0.66 miles | OpenRent |
| 2 Bed Flat, The Rowans, SS9 | £1,100/mo | 2 | 1.02 miles | OpenRent |

**Average rent: £1,367/mo (6 listings)**

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.35% (weak for cashflow)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £168,750
- **Target investor price (1%):** £135,000

*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 £1,350/mo).*

- **Gross yield:** 4.2%
- **Cost-to-rent:** 23.8×
- **Monthly cashflow:** £-326/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term)
- **Cash-on-cash ROI:** -3.5%

*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)