1 Leigh Road, Canvey Island, SS8 0AW
About 1 Leigh Road
1 Leigh Road is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Canvey Island (SS8 0AW). It has a recorded floor area of 135 m² (around 1453 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (April 2019) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78).
At 135 m² the property is well over the postcode median (99 m² across 14 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 1995–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £402,000 is 23.7% above the 2020 sale price. Most recent transfer: June 2020 at £325,000.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
- StudyYes
Outside
- GarageYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
1 Leigh Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
1 Leigh Road has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
2applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 1 Leigh Road
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Price for 1 Leigh Road has grown more than fourfold since the 1995 starting point.
£402,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.4% per year over 25 years.
£325,000
Growth on file: 6.4% per year over 25 years.
Sales timeline
29 June 2020Most recent
£325,000
+364.3%over 24 years27 July 1995
£69,995
Median price across the last 5 sales in SS8 0AW: £475,000 (2025–2017).
Nearby sales in SS8 0AW
Versus other Leigh Road homes
On floor area, 1 Leigh Road stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£2,407
Street avg £2,964
Floor Area
135 m²
Street avg 108 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.1 t/year
Street avg 4.7 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Cleveland Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Lubbins Park Primary Academy. 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
46.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.1dB







