MARIMBA, GOLDFINCH LANE, BENFLEET, SS7 3LT - £733,856

Based on the January 2025 Price Paid Data (released on 3rd March 2025), the December 2024 House Price Index (released on 19th February 2025), and the January 2025 Energy Performance of Buildings Data (released on 27th February 2025). Sources

MARIMBA is a very large detached house of 178m², built sometime between 1967 and 1975, which could now be worth an estimated £1,133,167. It was last sold for £733,856 in June 2015, which was around 136% above the average June 2015 detached price in the Castle Point local authority area. The most recent EPC inspection was May 2014, where the current energy rating was E, and the potential energy rating was C.

MARIMBA Sold Prices

Land registry data shows two sales for MARIMBA since 1^st January 1995. The below table shows the price paid for the two sales, along with the average detached price in the Castle Point local authority area for the corresponding sale date. Both of the two MARIMBA sales were for above the average price. The average price is sourced from the Office for National Statistics' House Price Index (HPI).

Date	Price	HPI Price	Variation from HPI
2015 22 JUN	£733,856	£311,368	136% above HPI
2007 5 APR	£700,000	£252,481	177% above HPI

MARIMBA Price Paid vs. HPI Average

The below graph shows the average detached house price in the Castle Point local authority area over time, sourced from the HPI. The two MARIMBA sales from April 2007 and June 2015 have been plotted on the graph. A line has been extrapolated to show what the value of the property might have been over time, following each sale, had it maintained the same margin above or below the HPI (as a percentage). For example, the April 2007 sale was for 177% above the HPI. So the extrapolation line tracks at 177% above the HPI over time, until the June 2015 sale, where it falls to 136% above the HPI. The line then continues to track at 136% above the HPI.

What might MARIMBA be worth now?

MARIMBA might now be worth an estimated £1,133,167.

This is based on house price inflation of 54.4%, between June 2015 and December 2024, for 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 54.4% inflationary increase is applied to the most recent sale price for MARIMBA of £733,856 on 22nd June 2015. For the value to have increased from £733,856 to £1,133,167 over the eight years and six months to December 2024, the following assumptions must hold true:

• The value of MARIMBA has moved in line with the HPI for detached houses in the Castle Point local authority area.
• The June 2015 sale price of £733,856 represented a fair market value for the property.
• The size, condition, and specification of MARIMBA has not materially changed since June 2015.

How Large is MARIMBA?

MARIMBA is 178m² according to the EPC inspection conducted in May 2014. This puts it in the largest 20% of detached houses houses in Thundersley, based on EPC data. The below chart shows the distribution of detached houses houses by size in Thundersley, and where MARIMBA lies on this distribution: 87% of detached houses houses are smaller than MARIMBA, and 13% of houses are larger. Note that EPC data is not available for all properties in Thundersley.

MARIMBA: Plot and Title Map

MARIMBA sits on a plot of roughly 0.494 of an acre, or 2,000m². The below map shows the location of MARIMBA, an approximate outline of the building(s), and the indicative extent of the property. The plot extent is a Land Registry INSPIRE Index Polygon, and it is important to note that a title may include more than one polygon, whereas only one polygon is shown on the map (the polygon which intersects with the position of MARIMBA). The full extent of the land contained in any registered title can only be identified from the individual title plan. The maps on this page should not be relied upon to establish the extent of a title.

Where is MARIMBA?

MARIMBA is located on GOLDFINCH LANE in BENFLEET, in the SS7 postcode district. The below map shows the position of MARIMBA on GOLDFINCH LANE.