29 Leigh Road, Canvey Island, SS8 0AW
About 29 Leigh Road
29 Leigh Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Canvey Island (SS8 0AW). It has a recorded floor area of 83 m² (around 893 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (June 2012) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from June 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a conservatory.
Across 1996–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £345,000 sits 53.3% above the 2015 sale of £225,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£252/sq ft) was about 19.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2016. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 83 m² it's 18.2% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (102 m² median across 14 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 86% of similar EPCs). 11 years since the last transfer (October 2015).
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- ConservatoryYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- GarageYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 19 Jun 2022
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
- Feb 2016DemolitionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Demolition of existing rear conservatory and garage and construction of single storey rear extension and garage
Extension- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- 15/0956/FUL
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1996.
£345,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.0% per year over 20 years.
£225,000
Growth on file: 7.0% per year over 20 years.
Sales timeline
15 October 2015Most recent
£225,000
+139.4%over 14 years22 March 2001
£94,000
+56.7%over 4 years22 March 1996
£59,995
Median price across the last 5 sales in SS8 0AW: £475,000 (2025–2018).
Nearby sales in SS8 0AW
Versus other Leigh Road homes
29 Leigh Road is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£2,711
Street avg £2,936
Floor Area
83 m²
Street avg 112 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.0 t/year
Street avg 4.8 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.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.1dB







