2, ELGAR CLOSE, BENFLEET, SS7 4BZ - £165,000

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2 ELGAR CLOSE is a small semi-detached house of 80m², built sometime between 1976 and 1982, which could now be worth an estimated £329,212. It was last sold for £165,000 in January 2012, which was around 9% below the average January 2012 semi-detached price in the Castle Point local authority area. The most recent EPC inspection was August 2022, where the current energy rating was C, and the potential energy rating was B.

2 ELGAR CLOSE Sold Prices

Land registry data shows one sale for 2 ELGAR CLOSE since 1^st January 1995. The below table shows the price paid for the one sale, along with the average semi-detached price in the Castle Point local authority area for the corresponding sale date. The average price is sourced from the Office for National Statistics' House Price Index (HPI).

Date	Price	HPI Price	Variation from HPI
2012 6 JAN	£165,000	£180,552	9% below HPI

What might 2 ELGAR CLOSE be worth now?

2 ELGAR CLOSE might now be worth an estimated £329,212.

This is based on house price inflation of 99.5%, between January 2012 and May 2026, for semi-detached houses, in the Castle Point local authority area, as calculated by the Office for National Statistics and published in their UK House Price Index (HPI).

The 99.5% inflationary increase is applied to the most recent sale price for 2 ELGAR CLOSE of £165,000 on 6th January 2012. For the value to have increased from £165,000 to £329,212 over the thirteen years and eight months to May 2026, the following assumptions must hold true:

• The value of 2 ELGAR CLOSE has moved in line with the HPI for semi-detached houses in the Castle Point local authority area.
• The January 2012 sale price of £165,000 represented a fair market value for the property.
• The size, condition, and specification of 2 ELGAR CLOSE has not materially changed since January 2012.

How Large is 2 ELGAR CLOSE?

2 ELGAR CLOSE is 80m² according to the EPC inspection conducted in August 2022. This puts it in the smallest 40% of semi-detached houses in Thundersley, based on EPC data. The below chart shows the distribution of semi-detached houses by size in Thundersley, and where 2 ELGAR CLOSE lies on this distribution: 35% of semi-detached houses are smaller than 2 ELGAR CLOSE, and 63% of semi-detached houses are larger. Note that EPC data is not available for all properties in Thundersley.

2 ELGAR CLOSE: Plot

2 ELGAR CLOSE sits on a plot of roughly 0.046 of an acre, or 188m².

Where is 2 ELGAR CLOSE?

2 ELGAR CLOSE is located in BENFLEET, in the SS7 postcode district.