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Southwold Crescent, Benfleet

MyStreetCheck free street report: Southwold Crescent, Benfleet · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/benfleet-essex/southwold-crescent/

House prices, sold prices and local information for SS7 5SR, SS7 5SW, SS7 5SP.

Average price (last 12 months)
£355,000
1 sale
Average price (since 2016)
£334,833
33 sales
Price range
£253k – £460k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
15 Jan 2026
SS7 5SR

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At a glance

House prices£335k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeLower than averageLower crime than about 70% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 8 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station31 min walkBenfleet station Schools3 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 35 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

33 property sales on Southwold Crescent, Benfleet have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 1 home sold here for an average of £355,000. Most sales here are semi-detached homes, which have sold for an average of £334,833. 5 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 5 of them sold for more the second time. Recorded sale prices on Southwold Crescent range from £252,500 to £460,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold.

House prices on Southwold Crescent compared

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

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Southwold Crescent 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: £276,916 (6 sales)2016£277k2017: £289,250 (4 sales)2017£289k2018: £316,667 (3 sales)2018£317k2019: £346,500 (4 sales)2019£347k2021: £335,000 (1 sales)2021£335k2022: £341,000 (5 sales)2022£341k2023: £395,000 (6 sales)2023£395k2024: £357,500 (2 sales)2024£358k2025: £415,000 (1 sales)2025£415k2026: £355,000 (1 sales)2026£355k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 35 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Semi-detached33£334,83315 Jan 2026

Sold prices on Southwold Crescent

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
39, Southwold Crescent SS7 5SR 15 Jan 2026£355,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
12, Southwold Crescent SS7 5SW 18 Dec 2025£415,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
120, Southwold Crescent SS7 5SR 10 Jan 2025£415,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
8, Southwold Crescent SS7 5SW 19 Dec 2024£310,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
56, Southwold Crescent SS7 5SP 24 May 2024£405,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
21, Southwold Crescent SS7 5SW 30 Nov 2023£327,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
55, Southwold Crescent SS7 5SR 18 Aug 2023£430,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
48, Southwold Crescent SS7 5SP 31 Jul 2023£460,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
88, Southwold Crescent SS7 5SR 16 Jun 2023£403,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
5, Southwold Crescent SS7 5SW 14 Apr 2023£325,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
84, Southwold Crescent SS7 5SR 27 Jan 2023£425,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
51, Southwold Crescent SS7 5SR 26 Aug 2022£320,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
54, Southwold Crescent SS7 5SP 12 Aug 2022£345,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
46, Southwold Crescent SS7 5SW 5 Aug 2022£340,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
12, Southwold Crescent SS7 5SW 27 Jul 2022£375,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
43, Southwold Crescent SS7 5SR 4 Mar 2022£325,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
29, Southwold Crescent SS7 5SW 3 Mar 2021£335,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
22, Southwold Crescent SS7 5SW 28 Nov 2019£275,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
108, Southwold Crescent SS7 5SR 15 Jul 2019£331,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
54, Southwold Crescent SS7 5SP 10 May 2019£252,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
28, Southwold Crescent SS7 5SW 29 Mar 2019£395,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
53, Southwold Crescent SS7 5SR 4 Jan 2019£407,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
88, Southwold Crescent SS7 5SR 9 Nov 2018£295,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
120, Southwold Crescent SS7 5SR 27 Jun 2018£325,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
60, Southwold Crescent SS7 5SP 7 Jun 2018£330,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
90, Southwold Crescent SS7 5SR 30 Jun 2017£285,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
128, Southwold Crescent SS7 5SR 26 Jun 2017£327,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
63, Southwold Crescent SS7 5SR 2 Jun 2017£275,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
53, Southwold Crescent SS7 5SR 27 Mar 2017£270,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
20, Southwold Crescent SS7 5SW 16 Dec 2016£280,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
6, Southwold Crescent SS7 5SW 20 May 2016£260,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
106, Southwold Crescent SS7 5SR 24 Mar 2016£267,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
12, Southwold Crescent SS7 5SW 21 Mar 2016£289,995 Semi-detachedFreehold
66, Southwold Crescent SS7 5SP 1 Feb 2016£292,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
86, Southwold Crescent SS7 5SR 11 Jan 2016£272,500 Semi-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
12, Southwold Crescent £289,995 (Mar 2016) → £375,000 (Jul 2022) → £415,000 (Dec 2025) +43%
over 10 yrs
120, Southwold Crescent £325,000 (Jun 2018) → £415,000 (Jan 2025) +28%
over 7 yrs
88, Southwold Crescent £295,000 (Nov 2018) → £403,000 (Jun 2023) +37%
over 5 yrs
54, Southwold Crescent £252,500 (May 2019) → £345,000 (Aug 2022) +37%
over 3 yrs
53, Southwold Crescent £270,000 (Mar 2017) → £407,500 (Jan 2019) +51%
over 2 yrs

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Schools near Southwold Crescent

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Harris Academy Benfleet 1,597 pupils Secondary 11–19 Report 0.2 mi
Jotmans Hall Primary School 304 pupils Primary 5–11 Requires improvement Report 0.3 mi
Holy Family Catholic Primary School 216 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 3–11 Good Report 0.4 mi
Woodham Ley Primary School 243 pupils Primary 3–11 Good Report 0.4 mi
Kents Hill Infant Academy 239 pupils Primary 2–7 Good Report 0.5 mi
Kents Hill Junior School 343 pupils Primary 7–11 Report 0.5 mi
Glenwood School 263 pupils Community special school 3–19 Report 0.6 mi
Montgomerie Primary School 201 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 0.6 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 1.6 mi · 31 min walk
  • Pitsea station 2.1 mi · 41 min walk
  • Rayleigh station 2.6 mi · 51 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Southwold Crescent (adj, London Rd) 2 min walk
  • Southwold Crescent (opp, London Rd) 2 min walk
  • Tarpots Corner (E-bound, London Rd) 3 min walk
  • Tarpots Corner (S-bound, High Rd) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Dr Khan & Partners
    Rushbottom Lane Surgery, 91 Rushbottom Lane, Benfleet · 0.4 mi
  • St Georges Medical Practice
    91 Rushbottom Lane, Benfleet · 0.4 mi
  • Benfleet Surgery
    12 Constitution Hill, Benfleet · 0.8 mi
  • High Road Family Doctors
    119 High Road, Benfleet · 1.2 mi

Supermarkets

  • Budgens Budgens South Benfleet · 0.2 mi
  • Tesco Express Tesco Benfleet Rd Express · 0.2 mi
  • Aldi Aldi South Benfleet · 0.2 mi
  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Thundersley · 0.5 mi

Pharmacies

  • Cross Chemist · 0.1 mi
  • Arundel Pharmacy · 0.5 mi
  • Benfleet Pharmacy · 0.9 mi

Dentists

  • Dental Surgery · 0.4 mi
  • Dental Beauty Benfleet Studio · 0.6 mi
  • South Benfleet Dental Care · 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 8 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
Employment8 of 10
Education and skills5 of 10
Health and disability8 of 10
Crime8 of 10
Access to housing and services8 of 10
Living environment7 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned91.3%62.5%
Private rented8.4%20.3%
Social rented0.3%17.1%
Households631

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1512.7%17.4%
Aged 15–6456.8%64.1%
Aged 65+30.5%18.6%
Residents1,512

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 Southwold Crescent

Ethnic group

HereCastle Point
White96.6%94.8%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.6%1.3%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.3%1.6%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.3%1.7%
Other ethnic group0.3%0.5%

Religion

HereCastle Point
Christian54.6%48.6%
No religion38.1%43.5%
Not answered5.4%5.1%
Muslim0.9%0.8%
Jewish0.3%0.7%
Other religion0.3%0.4%
Hindu0.2%0.5%
Sikh0.2%–

Country of birth

HereCastle Point
Born in the UK94.9%95.2%
Born outside the UK5.1%4.8%

Highest qualification

HereCastle Point
No qualifications24.1%23.9%
Level 3 qualifications19%17%
Level 2 qualifications17.4%17%
Level 4 qualifications and above16.8%18.5%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12.7%13.6%
Apprenticeship6.7%6.8%
Other qualifications3.3%3.3%

General health

HereCastle Point
Very good health46.5%45.7%
Good health34.9%35.1%
Fair health13.9%13.8%
Bad health3.6%4.2%
Very bad health1.1%1.2%

Cars or vans per household

HereCastle Point
1 car or van in household37.1%39.2%
2 cars or vans in household33.4%31.4%
3 or more cars or vans in household17%14.5%
No cars or vans in household12.5%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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