Homes in North Benfleet sell for a median £472,000
That is the middle of 56 standard sales recorded by HM Land Registry from September 2023 to August 2026, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. The typical home sells for 7.1 times as much as in 1995. Below: what each type of home sells for, the spread of prices, every year since 1995, new builds, the busiest streets and the neighbours. Rents and council tax are on Cost of living.
Three quarters of North Benfleet’s sales are detached houses
56 homes sold in three years: 41 detached houses and 15 semi-detached houses.
median sale · 41 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £405K–£585K
- Last 12 months
- £560K11 sold
median sale · 15 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £325K–£493K
Mostly detached: three quarters of homes sold stand on their own plot
Standard sales, Sep 2023 to Aug 2026. A median needs 5 sales of a type; “middle half” is the 25th to 75th percentile of 10 or more.
Half of North Benfleet’s homes sold for between £390K and £555K
One sale in ten was under £315K and one in ten over £620K. 4% sold for under £250K.
The median, £472,000, sits in the £400–500K band
56 standard sales. Each bar is the number sold in that price band; the darker bar holds the median.
The typical home costs 7.1 times as much as in 1995, a faster rise than England’s
Land Registry has recorded every sale since 1995. The median went from £77,000 in 1995 to £547,500 in the last 12 months (£375,000 in 2019).
Fewer homes sell than in most years
15 sales in the last 12 months, against 40 in 2002, the busiest year, and 12 in 2011. Sales fell by 50% from 2007 to 2009 in the financial crisis, and the median by 22%. 2021, the stamp duty holiday, saw 75% more sales than 2020.
North Benfleet costs more than England as a whole
Median sale price each calendar year: North Benfleet, every standard sale in England, and the typical UK town (the middle of the town medians, towns of 2,500 or more).
Each type, year by year
| 1995 | 2000 | 2005 | 2010 | 2015 | 2020 | Last 12 months | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detached houses | £80K | £166K | £245K | £308K | £338K | £465K | £560K |
Calendar years; a year’s median needs 5 sales of the type, so gaps are years with fewer.
Prices are as paid, not adjusted for inflation. Standard (category A) sales only; Land Registry adds a sale when it is registered, so the newest months fill in later.
Hardly any new homes: 0% of sales in the last 12 months
5 new homes have been sold in North Benfleet since 1995.
Calendar years with 10 or more sales, then the last 12 months.
0% of sales were leasehold
Nearly every flat in England and Wales is leasehold; among houses, 0% sold leasehold in North Benfleet. A leasehold buyer owns the home for a fixed term and may pay ground rent and service charges; check the lease before you buy.
Pound Lane is North Benfleet’s busiest street, with 19 sales in three years
3 streets had five or more sales from Sep 2023 to Aug 2026, 1 of them ten or more. A busy street is often a new estate selling its first homes, or a long road of terraces and flats.
| # | Street | Postcode area | Sales | Median | Homes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pound Lane | SS13 | 19 | £460,000 | Mostly detached houses |
| 2 | Highlands Road | SS13 | 5 | £547,500 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 3 | Claremont Mews | SS12 | 5 | £420,000 | Mostly detached houses |
Standard sales with a street name, grouped by street and postcode district (Sep 2023 to Aug 2026); a name used in two districts shows the district. Medians only: we don’t list individual sales.
North Benfleet’s neighbours
Cheaper nearby: Thundersley and South Benfleet, Wickford and Basildon.
| Town | Miles | Median | Sold, 12 mo | Since 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Benfleet | — | £472K | 15 | +39% |
| Thundersley and South Benfleet | 1.9 | £389K | 604 | +31% |
| Wickford | 2.6 | £370K | 360 | +32% |
| Basildon | 3 | £325K | 1,108 | +37% |
| Rayleigh | 3.4 | £418K | 398 | +32% |
| Crays Hill | 3.4 | £555K | 11 | +9% |
| Runwell | 3.6 | £420K | 83 | +34% |
| Canvey Island | 4.1 | £315K | 410 | +37% |
Median: standard sales over three years (10+ needed). Since 2016: the median over three years against 2016’s. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about property prices in North Benfleet
What is the average house price in North Benfleet?
The median home in North Benfleet sold for £472,000 from September 2023 to August 2026, across 56 standard sales (£547,500 in the last 12 months). By type: detached houses £480,000 and semi-detached houses £395,000.
Are house prices going up in North Benfleet?
The median was £500,000 in 2025, up 23% on 2024 (£405,000), and £547,500 in the last 12 months. A town’s median moves with the mix of homes sold each year as well as with prices.
How many homes sell in North Benfleet each year?
15 standard sales were recorded in the last 12 months, against an average of 21 a year since 2015. Repossessions, company purchases and other non-standard sales aren’t counted.
Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid, every standard sale since January 1995 (yearly files of 28 September 2026), inside the ONS 2022 built-up-area boundary by postcode (ONS Postcode Directory) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranked against UK towns only. All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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