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The Avenue, Benfleet

MyStreetCheck free street report: The Avenue, Benfleet · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/benfleet-essex/the-avenue/

House prices, sold prices and local information for SS7 2DL, SS7 2DJ, SS7 2HG.

Average price (last 12 months)
£465,000
1 sale
Average price (since 2016)
£355,203
32 sales
Price range
£200k – £550k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
27 Mar 2026
SS7 2DL

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At a glance

House prices£355k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeHigher than averageHigher crime than about 70% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationAbout averageDecile 5 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station29 min walkLeigh-on-Sea station Schools2 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold94% freeholdAcross 34 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

32 property sales on The Avenue, Benfleet have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 1 home sold here for an average of £465,000. Most sales here are semi-detached homes, which have sold for an average of £346,350. 7 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 7 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 63% semi-detached, 31% detached, 6% flat. Recorded sale prices on The Avenue range from £200,000 to £550,000. 94% of homes sold here were freehold and 6% leasehold.

House prices on The Avenue compared

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

Average sale price over the last 12 months. The Avenue 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: £320,250 (6 sales)2016£320k2017: £303,333 (3 sales)2017£303k2018: £370,833 (3 sales)2018£371k2019: £331,667 (3 sales)2019£332k2020: £320,000 (1 sales)2020£320k2021: £348,333 (6 sales)2021£348k2022: £411,500 (5 sales)2022£412k2024: £390,000 (1 sales)2024£390k2025: £368,333 (3 sales)2025£368k2026: £465,000 (1 sales)2026£465k

Tenure: 94% freehold and 6% leasehold across 34 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Semi-detached20£346,35027 Mar 2026
Detached10£390,9508 Aug 2025
Flat2£265,00018 Mar 2025

Sold prices on The Avenue

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
68, The Avenue SS7 2DL 27 Mar 2026£465,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
6, The Avenue SS7 2DL 8 Aug 2025£425,000 DetachedFreehold
16A, The Avenue SS7 2DL 18 Mar 2025£280,000 FlatLeasehold
45, The Avenue SS7 2DJ 20 Feb 2025£400,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
7, The Avenue SS7 2DJ 4 Oct 2024£390,000 DetachedFreehold
5, The Avenue SS7 2DJ 14 Jun 2022£290,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
56, The Avenue SS7 2DL 20 May 2022£550,000 DetachedFreehold
94, The Avenue SS7 2HG 25 Feb 2022£325,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
68, The Avenue SS7 2DL 17 Feb 2022£500,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
86, The Avenue SS7 2HG 14 Jan 2022£392,500 DetachedFreehold
70, The Avenue SS7 2DL 1 Nov 2021£470,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
35, The Avenue SS7 2DJ 14 Sep 2021£337,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
16A, The Avenue SS7 2DL 26 Aug 2021£250,000 FlatLeasehold
100, The Avenue SS7 2HG 24 Jun 2021£380,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
89, The Avenue SS7 2HG 10 Mar 2021£298,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
93, The Avenue SS7 2HG 22 Jan 2021£355,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
87, The Avenue SS7 2HG 3 Dec 2020£320,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
100, The Avenue SS7 2HG 20 Nov 2019£345,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
58, The Avenue SS7 2DL 9 Jul 2019£370,000 DetachedFreehold
6, The Avenue SS7 2DL 13 Feb 2019£280,000 DetachedFreehold
60, The Avenue SS7 2DL 5 Nov 2018£437,500 DetachedFreehold
37, The Avenue SS7 2DJ 14 Sep 2018£345,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
56, The Avenue SS7 2DL 4 May 2018£325,000 DetachedFreehold
75, The Avenue SS7 2DJ 20 Mar 2018£330,000 DetachedFreehold
103, The Avenue SS7 2HG 11 Dec 2017£335,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
100, The Avenue SS7 2HG 30 Nov 2017£275,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
90, The Avenue SS7 2HG 3 Jul 2017£285,000 DetachedFreehold
8, The Avenue SS7 2DL 10 Mar 2017£300,000 DetachedFreehold
49, The Avenue SS7 2DJ 14 Oct 2016£325,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
70, The Avenue SS7 2DL 21 Jul 2016£300,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
68, The Avenue SS7 2DL 13 Jul 2016£380,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
41, The Avenue SS7 2DJ 23 Jun 2016£282,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
63, The Avenue SS7 2DJ 27 Apr 2016£434,500 DetachedFreehold
49, The Avenue SS7 2DJ 17 Feb 2016£200,000 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
68, The Avenue £380,000 (Jul 2016) → £500,000 (Feb 2022) → £465,000 (Mar 2026) +22%
over 10 yrs
6, The Avenue £280,000 (Feb 2019) → £425,000 (Aug 2025) +52%
over 6 yrs
16A, The Avenue £250,000 (Aug 2021) → £280,000 (Mar 2025) +12%
over 4 yrs
56, The Avenue £325,000 (May 2018) → £550,000 (May 2022) +69%
over 4 yrs
70, The Avenue £300,000 (Jul 2016) → £470,000 (Nov 2021) +57%
over 5 yrs
100, The Avenue £275,000 (Nov 2017) → £345,000 (Nov 2019) → £380,000 (Jun 2021) +38%
over 4 yrs
49, The Avenue £200,000 (Feb 2016) → £325,000 (Oct 2016) +63%
over under a year

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Schools near The Avenue

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Hadleigh Junior School 357 pupils Primary 7–11 Report 0.1 mi
Hadleigh Infant and Nursery School 302 pupils Primary 3–7 Report 0.1 mi
Westwood Academy 247 pupils Primary 2–11 Report 0.5 mi
The King John School 2,098 pupils Secondary 11–18 Good Report 0.9 mi
Belfairs Academy 1,558 pupils Secondary 11–18 Requires improvement Report 1.2 mi
The Deanes 588 pupils Secondary 11–16 Good Report 1.2 mi
St. Michael's School 184 pupils Other independent school Church of England 2–11 Report 1.3 mi
Fairways Primary School 407 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 1.4 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

  • Leigh-on-Sea station 1.4 mi · 29 min walk
  • Benfleet station 2.3 mi · 47 min walk
  • Rayleigh station 2.5 mi · 51 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Oak Road (adj, London Rd) 3 min walk
  • Church (S-bound, Rectory Rd) 3 min walk
  • Church (W-bound, High St) 3 min walk
  • Rectory Close (opp, Rectory Rd) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

  • The Hollies
    41 Rectory Road, Hadleigh, Benfleet · 0.2 mi
  • Highlands Surgery
    1629-1643 London Road, Leigh-On-Sea · 1.1 mi
  • Grace House Surgery
    85 Hart Road, Thundersley, Benfleet · 1.8 mi
  • The Leigh Surgery
    194 Elmsleigh Drive, Leigh-On-Sea · 1.8 mi

Supermarkets

  • Iceland Iceland Hadleigh · 0.1 mi
  • Lidl Lidl Hadleigh Southend-On-Sea · 0.2 mi
  • Morrisons Morrisons Hadleigh Southend-On-Sea · 0.2 mi
  • Tesco Express Esso Leigh-on-sea Esso Express · 0.8 mi

Pharmacies

  • Daynite Pharmacy · 0.1 mi
  • Boots · 0.2 mi
  • Asif's New Pharmacy · 0.2 mi

Dentists

  • Dental Surgery · 0.1 mi
  • Hollies Surgery Limited · 0.2 mi
  • Dental Surgery · 0.7 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 5 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.

Income5 of 10
Employment5 of 10
Education and skills4 of 10
Health and disability6 of 10
Crime3 of 10
Access to housing and services4 of 10
Living environment4 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned60.1%62.5%
Private rented31.9%20.3%
Social rented7.6%17.1%
Households1,063

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1516.4%17.4%
Aged 15–6461.2%64.1%
Aged 65+22.4%18.6%
Residents2,132

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 The Avenue

Ethnic group

HereCastle Point
White94.6%94.8%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2%1.6%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.4%1.7%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.3%1.3%
Other ethnic group0.8%0.5%

Religion

HereCastle Point
No religion49.9%43.5%
Christian41.9%48.6%
Not answered5.5%5.1%
Muslim1.7%0.8%
Hindu0.4%0.5%
Jewish0.3%0.7%
Other religion0.3%0.4%
Buddhist0%0.3%

Country of birth

HereCastle Point
Born in the UK93.7%95.2%
Born outside the UK6.3%4.8%

Highest qualification

HereCastle Point
No qualifications21.3%23.9%
Level 4 qualifications and above20.2%18.5%
Level 3 qualifications18.6%17%
Level 2 qualifications16.8%17%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications13.5%13.6%
Apprenticeship6.2%6.8%
Other qualifications3.4%3.3%

General health

HereCastle Point
Very good health44.6%45.7%
Good health34.9%35.1%
Fair health15.8%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 household48%39.2%
No cars or vans in household22.7%15%
2 cars or vans in household21.9%31.4%
3 or more cars or vans in household7.4%14.5%

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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