HM Land Registry records the plot of land for 8, Softwater Lane, Benfleet as measuring 546 m².

That makes it the 2nd largest plot in the postcode, where 15 of the 17 other houses have recorded plot data.

8, Softwater Lane, Benfleet has an Energy Performance Rating (EPC) of E. This is based on the most recent assessment, dated 29 Aug 2013.

The property is not connected to mains gas and has mostly double glazing. It is heated using a boiler and radiators (mains gas).

The most recent sale of 8, Softwater Lane, Benfleet completed on 24th February 2014 at £260,000 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 67.2% over the period since February 2014.

• Sold Feb 2014£260,000

Since 2010 57 properties similar to 8, Softwater Lane, Benfleet have sold within a radius of 570 metres, per the Land Registry and our network of Estate Agents.

The latest, on the 6th March 2026, was 5, Softwater Lane, Benfleet, SS7 2NE, a freehold house which sold for £400,000.

Read more about house prices in SS7.

• Sold Mar 2026£400,000 | 2 Bed House5, Softwater Lane, Benfleet, SS7 2NE5, Softwater Lane, Benfleet, SS7 2NE
• Sold Feb 2026£535,000 | 3 Bed House57, Arcadian Gardens, Benfleet, SS7 2RR57, Arcadian Gardens, Benfleet, SS7 2RR
• Sold Aug 2025£425,000 | 3 Bed House6, The Avenue, Benfleet, SS7 2DL6, The Avenue, Benfleet, SS7 2DL
• Sold Nov 2024£435,000 | 3 Bed House130, Rectory Road, Benfleet, SS7 2NQ130, Rectory Road, Benfleet, SS7 2NQ
• Sold Nov 2024£430,000 | 2 Bed House11, Rectory Close, Benfleet, SS7 2NF11, Rectory Close, Benfleet, SS7 2NF
• Sold Jan 2024£430,000 | 2 Bed House16, Rectory Close, Benfleet, SS7 2NF16, Rectory Close, Benfleet, SS7 2NF
• Sold Nov 2023£425,000 | 3 Bed House16, Bilton Road, Benfleet, SS7 2HH16, Bilton Road, Benfleet, SS7 2HH
• Sold Oct 2022£410,000 | 3 Bed House22, Rectory Close, Benfleet, SS7 2NF22, Rectory Close, Benfleet, SS7 2NF
• Sold Oct 2022£400,000 | 3 Bed House57, Church Road, Benfleet, SS7 2DW57, Church Road, Benfleet, SS7 2DW
• Sold Jun 2021£410,000 | 3 Bed House12, Rectory Close, Benfleet, SS7 2NF12, Rectory Close, Benfleet, SS7 2NF
• Sold Dec 2020£345,000 | 3 Bed House8, Homestead Gardens, Benfleet, SS7 2AB8, Homestead Gardens, Benfleet, SS7 2AB
• Sold Dec 2019£360,000 | 3 Bed House35, Hall Crescent, Benfleet, SS7 2QW35, Hall Crescent, Benfleet, SS7 2QW
• Sold Sep 2019£395,000 | 3 Bed House10, Rectory Close, Benfleet, SS7 2NF10, Rectory Close, Benfleet, SS7 2NF
• Sold Jul 2019£370,000 | 3 Bed House58, The Avenue, Benfleet, SS7 2DL58, The Avenue, Benfleet, SS7 2DL
• Sold May 2018£350,000 | 3 Bed House12, Scrub Lane, Benfleet, SS7 2JA12, Scrub Lane, Benfleet, SS7 2JA
• Sold Jan 2018£305,000 | 3 Bed House34, Bilton Road, Benfleet, SS7 2HH34, Bilton Road, Benfleet, SS7 2HH
• Sold Jan 2018£310,000 | 2 Bed House24, Castle Road, Benfleet, SS7 2AU24, Castle Road, Benfleet, SS7 2AU
• Sold Sep 2017£320,000 | 3 Bed House72, Church Road, Benfleet, SS7 2DW72, Church Road, Benfleet, SS7 2DW
• Sold Apr 2017£294,000 | 3 Bed House16, Scrub Lane, Benfleet, SS7 2JA16, Scrub Lane, Benfleet, SS7 2JA
• Sold May 2010£220,000 | 3 Bed House3, Rectory Close, Benfleet, SS7 2NF3, Rectory Close, Benfleet, SS7 2NF

Of the 17 addresses on Softwater Lane, Benfleet, SS7, 8, Softwater Lane, Benfleet comes out as the 15th largest and the 6th most expensive in our analysis of the public data.

It is also £28k more expensive than the average property across the SS7 district.

• Hadleigh Junior School

  300 m away
• Hadleigh Infant and Nursery School

  400 m away
• Westwood Academy

  600 m away

• The King John School

  1.0 km away
• The Deanes

  1.7 km away
• Belfairs Academy

  2.2 km away

• Leigh-on-Sea

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  2.6 km away
• Benfleet

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  3.5 km away
• Rayleigh

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  3.9 km away

The flood risk here is rated Very Low, based on Environment Agency data.