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55 The Driveway, Canvey Island, SS8 0AB

Extendable3 planning records
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
2
Bathroom
1
Floor area
59 m²
635 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 52
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 55 The Driveway

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

55 The Driveway is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Canvey Island (SS8 0AB). It has a recorded floor area of 59 m² (around 635 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (June 2021) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 88), a 3-band jump. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.

3 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £326,000 is 18.1% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£435/sq ft) was about 70.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 59 m² it's 20.3% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (74 m² median across 24 EPCs). Most recent transfer: November 2021 at £276,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms2
  • Bathrooms1
  • Open-plan layoutYes

Outside

  • Private gardenYes

Building

  • Extension potentialPossible
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 55 The Driveway

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E52
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
4.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 55 The Driveway, Canvey Island, SS8 0AB, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

A a single-storey rear extension application was refused at 55 The Driveway in 2021.

  1. Feb 2022
    ExtensionOutline
    In report

    Extension: Single storey · Rear of property

    Construction of single storey rear extension projecting 6 metres from the rear of the original wall of the dwelling, with a maximum height of 3.2 metres and an eaves height of 2.86 metres

    Council
    ELECTRONIC FILE ONLY
    Documents
    11 docs on file
    Reference
    22/0041/HPA
    View planning record
  2. Jan 2022
    Loft ConversionOutline
    In report

    Hip to gable loft conversion including rear dormer and front rooflights and fenestration alterations on ground floor

    Council
    ELECTRONIC FILE ONLY
    Documents
    6 docs on file
    Reference
    21/1088/CLP
    View planning record
Before you offer

We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 55 The Driveway

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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£326,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2021)

£276,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 17 November 2021Most recent

    £276,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in SS8 0AB: £348,000 (2023–2021).

On the street

Versus other The Driveway homes

Four headline reads against 24 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

55 The Driveway is notably below the street on habitable rooms.

Price per m²

£4,678

Street avg £3,469

Strongly above

Floor Area

59 m²

Street avg 83 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

4.0 t/year

Street avg 4.4 t/year

On par
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 55 The Driveway

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Larger development activity nearby
£14.99one-off

30-day money-back guarantee

Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£320k

1 Beechcroft Road

SS8 0HD

2 bed1 bath
£368k

1 Cambridge Road

SS8 0EU

2 bed2 bath
£269k

1 Coastguard Cottages, Haven Road

SS8 0NS

2 bed1 bath
£450k

1 Anchorage, Western Esplanade

SS8 0AY

2 bed
£310k

1 Azalea Mews

SS8 0HU

3 bed
£368k

1 Chichester Close

SS8 0DZ

3 bed1 bath
£407k

1 Clifton Road

SS8 0EE

4 bed
£493k

1 Bay Close

SS8 0AF

4 bed2 bath
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Canvey Island district page.
Full Canvey Island report

Crime

3/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.3 km

Runnymede Road — bus stop.

Closest school

0.5 km

St Joseph's Catholic Primary School and Nursery. 12 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around SS8 0AB from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for SS8 0AB

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

50.6dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for SS8 0AB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.6dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 55 The Driveway, Canvey Island, SS8 0AB. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.