488, Kents Hill Road North
488, Kents Hill Road North
Description & Estimates
488, Kents Hill Road North, Benfleet is recorded publicly as an early-century freehold house across 1,119 ft2 of internal area, sitting on a 463 m2 plot.
Locally, houses of this size normally have 3 bedrooms with a garden.
Our estimate of the sale value of 488, Kents Hill Road North, Benfleet is £406,985 and its rental estimate is £1,873 per month, given the available information and assuming reasonable condition.
Kents Hill Road North, Benfleet, SS7 falls within the SS7 postal district, in the borough of Castle Point.
Our Data Sources
488, Kents Hill Road North, Benfleet has 21 entries in the Land Registry , most recently in August 2012 and a single entry in the EPC database dated November 2024.
We combine this information with that of neighbouring properties to estimate the property attributes and values.
The local information is scored as 5 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 488, Kents Hill Road North, Benfleet, we estimate a market value of £427,334 and a rental value of £1,967 per month when presented in very good decorative order. Should the property require extensive cosmetic improvement, those figures would reduce to £378,496 and £1,742 per month respectively.
Recent Market Change
Over the last year, 488, Kents Hill Road North, Benfleet has seen its estimated sale value decline by £5,898 (1.4%) and its estimated rental value climb by £54 per month (2.9%). This results in an estimated gross rental yield of 5.5%.
Plot Size
HM Land Registry records the plot of land for 488, Kents Hill Road North, Benfleet as measuring 463 m2.
That makes it the 6th largest plot in the postcode, where 35 of the 37 other houses have recorded plot data.
Energy Efficiency
488, Kents Hill Road North, Benfleet has an Energy Performance Rating (EPC) of D. This is based on the most recent assessment, dated 07 Nov 2024.
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 488, Kents Hill Road North, Benfleet completed on 17th August 2012 at £273,000 and was recorded by HM Land Registry as a freehold house.
Since 1995 the property has sold twice.
Values of comparable properties have risen by 80.6% over the period since August 2012.
- Sold Aug 2012£273,000
- Sold Nov 1996£85,995
Similar Properties Sold Nearby
Over the past 2 years 3 properties similar to 488, Kents Hill Road North, Benfleet have sold within a radius of 650 metres, per the Land Registry and our network of Estate Agents.
The latest, on the 9th December 2025, was 39, Stanley Road, Benfleet, SS7 3EN, a freehold house which sold for £425,000.
Read more about house prices in SS7.
- Sold Dec 2025£425,000 | 4 Bed House39, Stanley Road, Benfleet, SS7 3EN39, Stanley Road, Benfleet, SS7 3EN
- Sold Sep 2025£450,000 | 3 Bed House260, Church Road, Benfleet, SS7 3HL260, Church Road, Benfleet, SS7 3HL
- Sold Oct 2021£420,000 | 3 Bed House486, Kents Hill Road North, Benfleet, SS7 4AB486, Kents Hill Road North, Benfleet, SS7 4AB
•Nearby is defined as the radius comprising the nearest 2,000 addresses.
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Location Comparison
Of the 108 addresses on Kents Hill Road North, Benfleet, SS7, 488, Kents Hill Road North, Benfleet comes out as the 44th largest and the 51st most expensive in our analysis of the public data.
It is also £12k less expensive than the average property across the SS7 district.
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Schools Nearby
- 500mThe Robert Drake Primary School
- 600mHoly Family Catholic Primary School
- 600mKingston Primary School
- 900mThe Appleton School
- 2.4kmThe Deanes
- 2.5kmThe King John School
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Public Transport Nearby
From 488, Kents Hill Road North, Benfleet, the nearest station is Benfleet, 2.7 kilometres away.
- 2.7kmBenfleet
- 3.5kmRayleigh
- 4.1kmPitsea
Available Internet Speeds
Broadband here reaches superfast speeds, based on recent Ofcom data.
According to recent data from Ofcom, Superfast broadband is available in the area.
Risk of Flooding
The flood risk here is rated very low, based on Environment Agency data.
