3 Bay Close, Canvey Island, SS8 0AF

3 Bay Close is a four-bedroom detached house in Canvey Island (SS8 0AF). It has a recorded floor area of 121 m² (around 1302 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (October 2022) shows an E (score 42), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (September 2012); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Poor to Average and lighting went from Average to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 3-band jump. Other recorded features include a self-contained annexe.

It hasn't traded since August 2007, a hold of 19 years that's notably long for the area. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 121 m² the property is well over the postcode median (91 m² across 8 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £398,000 sits 80.9% above the 2007 sale of £219,995. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£169/sq ft) was about 32.9% below the postcode norm. 5 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include an annexe, an extension and a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.