14 Downham Road, Canvey Island, SS8 0DF
About 14 Downham Road
14 Downham Road is a semi-detached house in Canvey Island (SS8 0DF). It has a recorded floor area of 83 m² (around 895 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (March 2010) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 75), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from March 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Across 2007–2011, sale prices on this property compounded at -1.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £316,000 sits 83.7% above the 2011 sale of £172,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£192/sq ft) was about 19.4% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2008. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 83 m² it's 18.7% larger than the typical home in the postcode (70 m² median across 13 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 77% of similar EPCs). On the market in July 2011 and unlisted since — roughly 15 years.
Energy performance
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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 26 Mar 2020
EPC Rating
Planning history
14 Downham Road has an approved single-storey side extension on the planning record.
- Jul 2008ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Side of property
Single Storey Side Extension
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- CPT/325/08/FUL
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Sales history & valuation
14 Downham Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£316,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of -1.2% per year over 4 years.
£172,000
Growth on file: -1.2% per year over 4 years.
Sales timeline
31 July 2011Most recent
£172,000
-4.4%over 3 years16 October 2007
£180,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SS8 0DF: £280,000 (2024–2020).
Nearby sales in SS8 0DF
Versus other Downham Road homes
Price per m² for 14 Downham Road lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,070
Street avg £3,535
Floor Area
83 m²
Street avg 85 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.8 t/year
Street avg 4.4 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Jones Corner — 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
50.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.5dB







