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About 8 Essex Close
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
8 Essex Close is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Canvey Island (SS8 0DE). It has a recorded floor area of 74 m² (around 797 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (April 2015) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from April 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 74 m² it's 21.3% larger than the typical home in the postcode (61 m² median across 7 EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £336,000 is 17.9% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£358/sq ft) was about 51.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: October 2021 at £285,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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
- Bedrooms3
Outside
- Private gardenrear
- ParkingYes
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 Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 17 Apr 2025
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£336,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (2021)
£285,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
Versus other Essex Close homes
Four headline reads against 7 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Price per m²
£3,851
Street avg £2,860
Floor Area
74 m²
Street avg 74 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 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 0DE from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.5dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 42 points of interest in total.
Beautiful places to visit nearby
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Common questions
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