5 Essex Close, Canvey Island, SS8 0DE
About 5 Essex Close
5 Essex Close is a semi-detached house in Canvey Island (SS8 0DE). It has a recorded floor area of 82 m² (around 883 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (April 2022) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (January 2012); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average and roof efficiency dropped from Very Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 2-band jump.
At 82 m² the property is well over the postcode median (61 m² across 7 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 11 years since the last transfer (October 2015). Today's modelled estimate of £324,000 is 47.3% above the 2015 sale price.
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Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
5 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
5 Essex Close valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£324,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£220,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
22 October 2015Most recent
£220,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SS8 0DE: £285,000 (2024–2017).
Nearby sales in SS8 0DE
Versus other Essex Close homes
On epc rating, 5 Essex Close runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,683
Street avg £3,027
Floor Area
82 m²
Street avg 72 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.8 t/year
Street avg 4.2 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.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.8dB