What kind of home is 38a, Craven Avenue, SS8 0BY?

38a, Craven Avenue, SS8 0BY is a 2-bedroom detached house.

What was the last sold price for 38a, Craven Avenue, SS8 0BY?

38a, Craven Avenue, SS8 0BY last sold for £292,000 in December 2024, around 1 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £53,700 in June 1997. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of 38a, Craven Avenue, SS8 0BY changed over time?

Across 3 sales between June 1997 and December 2024, 38a, Craven Avenue, SS8 0BY rose from £53,700 to £292,000, a change of £238,300. That works out to roughly +6.3% per year compounded over 28 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 38a, Craven Avenue, SS8 0BY?

The current EPC rating for 38a, Craven Avenue, SS8 0BY is D with a score of 65 out of 100, lodged in June 2018. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 38a, Craven Avenue, SS8 0BY?

38a, Craven Avenue, SS8 0BY has a recorded floor area of 52 m² (560 sq ft), around 26 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 10% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in SS8 0BY. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 38a, Craven Avenue, SS8 0BY use?

The latest EPC at 38a, Craven Avenue, SS8 0BY records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What planning history does 38a, Craven Avenue, SS8 0BY have?

38a, Craven Avenue, SS8 0BY has council approval for an extension granted in August 2019 under ref. 19/0480/FUL. Source: PlanIt planning register.

What is the council tax band for 38a, Craven Avenue, SS8 0BY?

38a, Craven Avenue, SS8 0BY is in council tax band C.

Which area is 38a, Craven Avenue, SS8 0BY in?

38a, Craven Avenue, SS8 0BY sits in Canvey Island. It falls within the SS8 postcode district in Essex.

What is crime like near 38a, Craven Avenue, SS8 0BY?

Police records around 38a, Craven Avenue, SS8 0BY show an average of 3 reported crimes per month over the last 5 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 35% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 38a, Craven Avenue, SS8 0BY?

The closest primary school to 38a, Craven Avenue, SS8 0BY is William Read Primary Academy (316m), one of 10 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Castle View School (1.1km), with 2 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What transport links are near 38a, Craven Avenue, SS8 0BY?

The closest bus stop to 38a, Craven Avenue, SS8 0BY is Jasmine Close, 158m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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38a, Craven Avenue, Canvey Island, SS8 0BY

3 sales on record1 planning record

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

52 m²

560 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 65

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 38a

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

38a is a two-bedroom detached house in Canvey Island (SS8 0BY). It has a recorded floor area of 52 m² (around 560 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (June 2018) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include a conservatory.

A recent sale: £292,000 in December 2024. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2019. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1997–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.3% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£522/sq ft) was about 101.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 52 m² it's 23.5% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (68 m² median across 20 EPCs).

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

Bedrooms2
Bathrooms1
Dining roomYes
ConservatoryYes

Outside

Private gardenRear
GarageIntegral

Building

RefurbishedYes

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Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Rating

D65

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

2.4 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 38a, Craven Avenue, Canvey Island, SS8 0BY, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Aug 2019
ExtensionFull
In report
Front extension to existing garage and garage conversion, and raise existing roof
Documents
8 docs on file
Reference
19/0480/FUL
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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Price for 38a has grown more than fourfold since the 1997 starting point.

Current estimate

£320,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.3% per year over 28 years.

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Last sold (2024)

£292,000

Growth on file: 6.3% per year over 28 years.

Sales timeline

19 December 2024Most recent
£292,000
+21.7%over 6 years
23 November 2018
£240,000
+346.9%over 21 years
15 June 1997
£53,700

Median price across the last 5 sales in SS8 0BY: £270,000 (2025–2022).

Nearby sales in SS8 0BY

On the street

Versus other Craven Avenue homes

Four headline reads against 20 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

38a is notably below the street on years held.

Price per m²

£5,615

Street avg £4,119

Strongly above

Floor Area

52 m²

Street avg 77 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

2.4 t/year

Street avg 3.1 t/year

Above

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Comparables

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A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.

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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.

Full Canvey Island report

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

Jasmine Close — bus stop.

Closest school

0.3 km

William Read Primary Academy. 12 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around SS8 0BY from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

49.2dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for SS8 0BY

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.0dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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