12 Essex Close, Canvey Island, SS8 0DE
About 12 Essex Close
12 Essex Close is a one-bedroom detached house in Canvey Island (SS8 0DE). It has a recorded floor area of 46 m² (around 495 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (December 2020) 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 attached land beyond the plot. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy. The home occupies a corner plot.
At 46 m² it sits well below the postcode median (68 m² across 7 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Today's modelled estimate of £258,000 is 16.7% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£446/sq ft) was about 89.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: May 2021 at £221,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms1
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- Private gardenWrap around
- GarageIntegral
- LandYes
- Corner plotYes
Building
- Extension potentialPossible
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Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
12 Essex Close has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
2applications of note in the surrounding area
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£258,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£221,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
20 May 2021Most recent
£221,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SS8 0DE: £285,000 (2024–2015).
Nearby sales in SS8 0DE
Versus other Essex Close homes
On floor area, 12 Essex Close runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,804
Street avg £2,724
Floor Area
46 m²
Street avg 78 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.3 t/year
Street avg 4.6 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
0.1 km
Jasmine Close — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
William Read 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
48.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.8dB