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About Thames Court
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Thames Court is a semi-detached house in Canvey Island (SS8 0AY). It has a recorded floor area of 49 m² (around 527 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band B. At 49 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across Thames Court (49–64 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (49 versus a best of 80). The latest certificate (December 2019) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in January 2011 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Good to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 3.1% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£313/sq ft) was about 90% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 49 m² it's 21.1% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (62 m² median across 62 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 1 refused. Last sale on file: £165,000 in October 2023.
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Thames Court sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Dec 2019
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E49
F
G
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
3.6 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Thames Court, Flat 6, Western Esplanade, Canvey Island, SS8 0AY, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
- Jan 2008New BuildFullWithdrawn
1 X one Bedroom and 1 X 2 Bedroom additional flats
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Thames Court valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£180,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.1% per year over 13 years.
Last sold (2023)
£165,000
Growth on file: 3.1% per year over 13 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Western Esplanade homes
Four headline reads against 49 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On epc rating, Thames Court runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,367
Street avg £2,403
Floor Area
49 m²
Street avg 62 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
Similar properties nearby
A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor 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.
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
0.1 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around SS8 0AY from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.8dB
Everything within walking distance
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