5a, Cambridge Road, Canvey Island, SS8 0EU
About 5a
5a is a semi-detached house in Canvey Island (SS8 0EU). It has a recorded floor area of 87 m² (around 936 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (February 2022) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump.
Today's modelled estimate of £359,000 is 12.2% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£342/sq ft) was about 144.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 87 m² it's 24.3% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (115 m² median across 17 EPCs). Sold June 2022 for £320,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
5a 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.
£359,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£320,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
23 June 2022Most recent
£320,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SS8 0EU: £390,000 (2024–2021).
Nearby sales in SS8 0EU
6a, Cambridge Road, Canvey Island, SS8 0EU
Sold Nov 2024
£350,0001c, Cambridge Road, Canvey Island, SS8 0EU
Sold Mar 2023
£390,0008a, Cambridge Road, Canvey Island, SS8 0EU
Sold Aug 2022
£268,0003 Cambridge Road, Canvey Island, SS8 0EU
Sold Apr 2022
£548,0004 Cambridge Road, Canvey Island, SS8 0EU
Sold Jun 2021
£569,000
Versus other Cambridge Road homes
On floor area, 5a runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,678
Street avg £2,495
Floor Area
87 m²
Street avg 126 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.1 t/year
Street avg 4.3 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
Southwick Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Canvey Junior School. 12 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.3dB







