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Shipwrights Drive, Thundersley, Benfleet

MyStreetCheck free street report: Shipwrights Drive, Thundersley, Benfleet · 30 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/benfleet-essex/shipwrights-drive/

House prices, sold prices and local information for SS7 1RW, SS7 1RF, SS7 1RA.

Average price (last 12 months)
£432,500
1 sale
Average price (since 2016)
£588,750
36 sales
Price range
£320k – £1.42m
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
30 Oct 2025
SS7 1RW

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At a glance

House prices£589k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeAbout averageLower crime than about 60% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 7 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station34 min walkBenfleet station Schools4 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles, 1 Outstanding Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 36 Land Registry sales Conservation areaChecking…Planning designations Green beltChecking…Planning designations Listed buildingsChecking…Within about 200 m Planning applicationsChecking…Within 500 m, last 90 days

36 property sales on Shipwrights Drive, Thundersley, Benfleet have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 1 home sold here for an average of £432,500. Most sales here are detached homes, which have sold for an average of £593,429. Average sale prices fell from £464,167 in 2016 to £431,200 in 2025 (-7%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. 3 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 3 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 97% detached, 3% terraced. Recorded sale prices on Shipwrights Drive range from £320,000 to £1,420,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold.

House prices on Shipwrights Drive compared

SS7 postcode area£422,956
Benfleet£422,956
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Shipwrights Drive has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all SS7 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £464,167 (3 sales)2016£464k2017: £674,500 (5 sales)2017£675k2018: £790,500 (3 sales)2018£791k2019: £385,000 (4 sales)2019£385k2020: £603,125 (4 sales)2020£603k2021: £450,000 (2 sales)2021£450k2022: £818,333 (3 sales)2022£818k2023: £810,833 (3 sales)2023£811k2024: £540,625 (4 sales)2024£541k2025: £431,200 (5 sales)2025£431k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 36 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Detached35£593,42930 Oct 2025
Terraced1£425,0001 Apr 2019

Sold prices on Shipwrights Drive

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
35, Shipwrights Drive SS7 1RW 30 Oct 2025£432,500 DetachedFreehold
58, Shipwrights Drive SS7 1RA 18 Sep 2025£320,000 DetachedFreehold
49, Shipwrights Drive SS7 1RW 11 Jun 2025£425,000 DetachedFreehold
22, Shipwrights Drive SS7 1RA 26 Mar 2025£572,500 DetachedFreehold
53, Shipwrights Drive SS7 1RW 28 Feb 2025£406,000 DetachedFreehold
42, Shipwrights Drive SS7 1RA 15 Nov 2024£437,500 DetachedFreehold
16, Shipwrights Drive SS7 1RA 27 Sep 2024£425,000 DetachedFreehold
17, Shipwrights Drive SS7 1RW 21 Jun 2024£415,000 DetachedFreehold
138, Shipwrights Drive SS7 1RF 19 Apr 2024£885,000 DetachedFreehold
158, Shipwrights Drive SS7 1RF 24 Nov 2023£1,420,000 DetachedFreehold
52, Shipwrights Drive SS7 1RA 6 Oct 2023£400,000 DetachedFreehold
149, Shipwrights Drive SS7 1RG 6 Jan 2023£612,500 DetachedFreehold
9, Shipwrights Drive SS7 1RW 20 Apr 2022£650,000 DetachedFreehold
156, Shipwrights Drive SS7 1RF 14 Jan 2022£1,275,000 DetachedFreehold
1, Shipwrights Drive SS7 1RW 7 Jan 2022£530,000 DetachedFreehold
15, Shipwrights Drive SS7 1RW 29 Sep 2021£470,000 DetachedFreehold
143A, Shipwrights Drive SS7 1RG 28 Jan 2021£430,000 DetachedFreehold
133, Shipwrights Drive SS7 1RG 19 Nov 2020£480,000 DetachedFreehold
166, Shipwrights Drive SS7 1RF 5 Nov 2020£1,175,000 DetachedFreehold
43, Shipwrights Drive SS7 1RW 29 Sep 2020£400,000 DetachedFreehold
54, Shipwrights Drive SS7 1RA 6 Aug 2020£357,500 DetachedFreehold
11, Shipwrights Drive SS7 1RW 31 Jul 2019£400,000 DetachedFreehold
39, Shipwrights Drive SS7 1RW 16 Jul 2019£380,000 DetachedFreehold
4, Shipwrights Drive SS7 1RA 1 Apr 2019£425,000 TerracedFreehold
35, Shipwrights Drive SS7 1RW 29 Mar 2019£335,000 DetachedFreehold
148, Shipwrights Drive SS7 1RF 5 Oct 2018£826,500 DetachedFreehold
6, Shipwrights Drive SS7 1RA 31 Aug 2018£470,000 DetachedFreehold
141, Shipwrights Drive SS7 1RG 25 May 2018£1,075,000 DetachedFreehold
127, Shipwrights Drive SS7 1RG 12 Dec 2017£660,000 DetachedFreehold
138, Shipwrights Drive SS7 1RF 7 Oct 2017£785,000 DetachedFreehold
142, Shipwrights Drive SS7 1RF 5 Oct 2017£785,000 DetachedFreehold
144, Shipwrights Drive SS7 1RF 17 May 2017£785,000 DetachedFreehold
9, Shipwrights Drive SS7 1RW 5 Apr 2017£357,500 DetachedFreehold
129, Shipwrights Drive SS7 1RG 30 Sep 2016£400,000 DetachedFreehold
14, Shipwrights Drive SS7 1RA 11 Mar 2016£342,500 DetachedFreehold
152, Shipwrights Drive SS7 1RF 16 Feb 2016£650,000 DetachedFreehold

Sale prices are as recorded by HM Land Registry. Some sales (for example repossessions and company purchases) are listed but left out of the averages.

Sale history: homes sold more than once

AddressSalesChange
35, Shipwrights Drive £335,000 (Mar 2019) → £432,500 (Oct 2025) +29%
over 7 yrs
138, Shipwrights Drive £785,000 (Oct 2017) → £885,000 (Apr 2024) +13%
over 7 yrs
9, Shipwrights Drive £357,500 (Apr 2017) → £650,000 (Apr 2022) +82%
over 5 yrs

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Schools near Shipwrights Drive

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
The King John School 2,098 pupils Secondary 11–18 Good Report 0.2 mi
Westwood Academy 247 pupils Primary 2–11 Report 0.5 mi
Cedar Hall School 189 pupils Foundation special school 4–16 Report 0.7 mi
The Deanes 588 pupils Secondary 11–16 Good Report 0.7 mi
Thundersley Primary School 423 pupils Primary 4–11 Good Report 0.8 mi
Hadleigh Junior School 357 pupils Primary 7–11 Report 0.9 mi
Hadleigh Infant and Nursery School 302 pupils Primary 3–7 Report 1.0 mi
Kingston Primary School 210 pupils Primary 4–11 Outstanding Report 1.1 mi

Source: Department for Education (Get Information about Schools) and Ofsted. Grades are from each school's last graded inspection; newer inspections use report cards without a single overall grade, so check the full report. Distances are straight-line. Check catchment areas with the local council.

Getting around, shops and health

Train stations

  • Benfleet station 1.7 mi · 34 min walk
  • Rayleigh station 2.2 mi · 43 min walk
  • Leigh-on-Sea station 2.3 mi · 47 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Shipwrights Drive North (adj, Kiln Rd) 2 min walk
  • Shipwrights Drive North (opp, Kiln Rd) 3 min walk
  • Cranbrook Avenue (adj, Kiln Rd) 3 min walk
  • Victoria House Corner (NW-bound, Kiln Rd) 4 min walk

GP surgeries

  • The Hollies
    41 Rectory Road, Hadleigh, Benfleet · 0.8 mi
  • Grace House Surgery
    85 Hart Road, Thundersley, Benfleet · 0.9 mi
  • Benfleet Surgery
    12 Constitution Hill, Benfleet · 1.4 mi
  • High Road Family Doctors
    119 High Road, Benfleet · 1.5 mi

Supermarkets

  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Benfleet - Kiln Road · 0.4 mi
  • Morrisons Morrisons Hadleigh Southend-On-Sea · 0.7 mi
  • Iceland Iceland Hadleigh · 0.8 mi
  • Lidl Lidl Hadleigh Southend-On-Sea · 0.9 mi

Pharmacies

  • Hadleigh Pharmacy · 0.2 mi
  • Osbon Pharmacy · 0.7 mi
  • Morrisons Pharmacy · 0.7 mi

Dentists

  • Dental Surgery · 0.3 mi
  • Hollies Surgery Limited · 0.8 mi
  • Dental Surgery · 0.9 mi

Sources: Department for Transport (NaPTAN), NHS England organisation data, and GEOLYTIX Retail Points (open data). Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance.

Area profile

Deprivation

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This neighbourhood is in decile 7 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived 10% of areas in England and 10 the least deprived.

Income8 of 10
Employment7 of 10
Education and skills6 of 10
Health and disability7 of 10
Crime7 of 10
Access to housing and services4 of 10
Living environment5 of 10

Each domain ranked in deciles across England (10 = least deprived).

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned84.7%62.5%
Private rented10.9%20.3%
Social rented4.4%17.1%
Households595

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1511.8%17.4%
Aged 15–6459.2%64.1%
Aged 65+29.0%18.6%
Residents1,524

Broadband

HereUK
Superfast (30Mbit+)100%95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)100%80%
Gigabit-capable100%80%

Share of homes on this street's postcodes that can get each speed. UK figure is the average across all postcodes. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Mobile signal

HereEng & Wales
4G indoors, all 4 networks83%89%
4G indoors, at least 1 network100%100%
4G outdoors, all 4 networks100%99%
Calls indoors, all 4 networks87%92%

Share of homes across Castle Point with good coverage (Jul 2025). Signal varies street by street; check your exact address on Ofcom's checker. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Neighbourhood figures cover the surrounding Lower Layer Super Output Area (about 1,500 residents). Sources: Census 2021 (ONS) and the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

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Who lives around Shipwrights Drive

Ethnic group

HereCastle Point
White94%94.8%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh2.4%1.7%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.8%1.6%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.4%1.3%
Other ethnic group0.4%0.5%

Religion

HereCastle Point
Christian53.3%48.6%
No religion39.2%43.5%
Not answered5.4%5.1%
Muslim1.3%0.8%
Hindu0.3%0.5%
Buddhist0.2%0.3%
Other religion0.2%0.4%
Jewish0.1%0.7%

Country of birth

HereCastle Point
Born in the UK95.9%95.2%
Born outside the UK4.1%4.8%

Highest qualification

HereCastle Point
Level 4 qualifications and above20.7%18.5%
No qualifications20.5%23.9%
Level 2 qualifications20.5%17%
Level 3 qualifications14.6%17%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12.9%13.6%
Apprenticeship7.1%6.8%
Other qualifications3.8%3.3%

General health

HereCastle Point
Very good health44.4%45.7%
Good health35.8%35.1%
Fair health14.7%13.8%
Bad health3.9%4.2%
Very bad health1.2%1.2%

Cars or vans per household

HereCastle Point
2 cars or vans in household38.1%31.4%
1 car or van in household36.1%39.2%
3 or more cars or vans in household16.9%14.5%
No cars or vans in household8.9%15%

Source: Census 2021 (ONS), via Nomis. Percentages of usual residents or households, as recorded in March 2021.

Figures cover the surrounding neighbourhood (Lower Layer Super Output Area, about 1,500 residents). Full demographics of Castle Point.

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