42 The Driveway, Canvey Island, SS8 0AD
About 42 The Driveway
42 The Driveway is a semi-detached house in Canvey Island (SS8 0AD). It has a recorded floor area of 82 m² (around 883 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (December 2020) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since December 2020. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump.
2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £361,000 is 20.3% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£340/sq ft) was about 57.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £300,000 in January 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
- Jun 2021DemolitionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Side and rear of property
Demolish existing conservatory, construct single storey rear/side extensions and fenestration alteration
- Council
- ELECTRONIC FILE ONLY
Extension- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 21/0484/FUL
- Apr 2021DemolitionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Side and rear of property
Demolish existing conservatory and construct single storey rear/side extension
- Council
- ELECTRONIC FILE ONLY
Extension- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 21/0204/FUL
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£361,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£300,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
15 January 2021Most recent
£300,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SS8 0AD: £380,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in SS8 0AD
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Sold Jul 2023
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Sold Mar 2021
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Sold Feb 2021
£385,000
Versus other The Driveway homes
EPC Rating for 42 The Driveway runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,659
Street avg £3,204
Floor Area
82 m²
Street avg 86 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.3 t/year
Street avg 4.9 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.3 km
Runnymede Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 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.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.5dB







