Buying a home in SS7, Benfleet. What it costs, what you get and where else to look.

Typical 3-bedroom house£406kmost £365k–£457k
Houses per m²£4,556flats £3,797
Sold last year4603,154 in five years
Prices in Castle Point-4.3%on a year ago

A typical 3-bedroom house in SS7 sold for £405,531 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £365,435 and £457,372, for about 92 m² of space.

460 homes sold here in the last year: one of the busier markets in England and Wales, so there is usually plenty to choose from. Flats start at around £165k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in SS7 4 (£4,227) and the most in SS7 2 (£4,804).

Across Castle Point, prices are down 4.3% on a year ago and up 11.1% over five years. Renting a similar home there costs about £1,425 a month; a 90% mortgage on the typical price would be around £1,849 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £81,000 for that mortgage: what £85,000 buys.

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House prices in SS7 by bedrooms

BedroomsTypical priceMost sell forSizeSold, 5 years
1£291,996£269k–£319k44 m²28
2£358,987£326k–£392k67 m²840
3£405,531£365k–£457k92 m²1,243
4£474,017£421k–£552k118 m²429
5+£598,695£503k–£702k154 m²295

Prices by type of home

1 bed2 bed3 bed4 bed5+ bed
Houses£292k£359k£406k£474k£599k
Detached—£391k£469k£537k£638k
Semi-detached£302k£354k£388k£432k£493k
Terraced—£320k£351k£378k£440k
Flats£165k£214k£213k——

Typical sale price over the last five years, adjusted to today's prices with the UK House Price Index.

Price per m² across SS7

Postcode sectorHousesFlats
SS7 1£4,670£3,996
SS7 2£4,804£3,502
SS7 3£4,577£3,604
SS7 4£4,227£3,647
SS7 5£4,497£4,229

Schools near SS7

Best state primary within 2 kmKingston Primary School90% met the expected standard at 11 · England 64%9 state primaries within 2 km
Best state secondary within 5 kmThe King John School54.6% got grade 5+ in English and maths · England 43.8%8 state secondaries within 5 km

Nearby areas

Questions about SS7

Is SS7 a good area to buy a home?

What the numbers say: prices in Castle Point are down 4.3% on a year ago; the best state primary nearby is above the England average (90% against 64%); the best secondary is above it (54.6% against 43.8%); 460 homes sold here last year. Whether it suits you depends on your budget and what you need nearby, so compare it with the districts around it below.

How much is a 3-bedroom house in SS7?

A typical 3-bedroom house in SS7 sold for £405,531 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £365,435 and £457,372.

How many homes sell in SS7 each year?

460 homes sold in the last year and 3,154 in five years: one of the busier markets in England and Wales, so there is usually plenty to choose from.

What are the schools like near SS7?

The best-performing state primary within 2 km is Kingston Primary School, where 90% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).

Where is cheaper near SS7?

For a 3-bedroom house, SS8 (£339k, 5 km), SS13 (£332k, 5 km), SS14 (£348k, 7 km).

Sources: HM Land Registry price paid data matched to the EPC register for size and bedrooms, last five years in today's prices; UK House Price Index (July 2026); ONS private rents (August 2026); DfE school performance tables. Districts with fewer than five sales of a kind are left out. The mortgage figure is an illustration, not advice.