257, Kents Hill Road
257, Kents Hill Road
Description & Estimates
257, Kents Hill Road, Benfleet is recorded publicly as an early-century freehold house across 1,819 ft2 of internal area.
Locally, houses of this size normally have 5 bedrooms with a garden.
Our estimate of the sale value of 257, Kents Hill Road, Benfleet is £477,911 and its rental estimate is £2,323 per month, given the available information and assuming reasonable condition.
Kents Hill Road, Benfleet, SS7 falls within the SS7 postal district, in the borough of Castle Point.
Our Data Sources
257, Kents Hill Road, Benfleet has a single entry in the Land Registry from April 2024 and a single entry in the EPC database dated March 2023.
We combine this information with that of neighbouring properties to estimate the property attributes and values.
The local information is scored as 4 out of 5 and is considered of high accuracy.
Price Range & Condition
The condition of a property plays an important role in determining its value, with the degree of impact varying by property type, size and location.
For 257, Kents Hill Road, Benfleet, we estimate a market value of £501,806 and a rental value of £2,439 per month when presented in very good decorative order. Should the property require extensive cosmetic improvement, those figures would reduce to £444,457 and £2,160 per month respectively.
Recent Market Change
Over the last year, 257, Kents Hill Road, Benfleet has seen its estimated sale value drop by £8,496 (1.8%) and its estimated rental value rise by £48 per month (2.1%). This results in an estimated gross rental yield of 5.8%.
Energy Efficiency
257, Kents Hill Road, Benfleet has an Energy Performance Rating (EPC) of D. This is based on the most recent assessment, dated 23 Mar 2023.
The property is connected to mains gas and has fully double glazed windows. It is heated using Boiler and radiators, mains gas.
Sold Prices
The most recent sale of 257, Kents Hill Road, Benfleet completed on 5th April 2024 at £540,000 and was recorded by HM Land Registry as a freehold house.
Since 1995 this is the property's only sale.
Values of comparable properties have risen by 7.3% over the period since April 2024.
- Sold Apr 2024£540,000
Similar Properties Sold Nearby
Over the past 2 years 3 properties similar to 257, Kents Hill Road, Benfleet have sold within a radius of 610 metres, per the Land Registry and our network of Estate Agents.
The latest, on the 14th August 2025, was 19, Hazlemere Road, Benfleet, SS7 4AF, a freehold house which sold for £512,500.
Read more about house prices in SS7.
•Nearby is defined as the radius comprising the nearest 2,000 addresses.
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Location Comparison
Of the 197 addresses on Kents Hill Road, Benfleet, SS7, 257, Kents Hill Road, Benfleet comes out as the 9th largest and the 34th most expensive in our analysis of the public data.
It is also £59k more expensive than the average property across the SS7 district.
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Schools Nearby
- 100mHoly Family Catholic Primary School
- 200mKents Hill Infant Academy
- 200mKents Hill Junior School
- 600mThe Appleton School
- 2.4kmThe King John School
- 2.7kmThe Deanes
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Public Transport Nearby
From 257, Kents Hill Road, Benfleet, the nearest station is Benfleet, 2.1 kilometres away.
- 2.1kmBenfleet
- 3.8kmPitsea
- 4.0kmRayleigh
Available Internet Speeds
Broadband here reaches ultrafast speeds, based on recent Ofcom data.
According to recent data from Ofcom, Ultrafast broadband is available in the area.
Risk of Flooding
The flood risk here is rated very low, based on Environment Agency data.
