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8a, Cambridge Road, Canvey Island, SS8 0EU

Property type
Semi-detached
Bedroom
1
Bathroom
1
Floor area
40 m²
431 sq ft
Energy rating
F
Score 36
Council tax
Band B
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 8a

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

8a is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Canvey Island (SS8 0EU). It has a recorded floor area of 40 m² (around 431 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (March 2018) shows an F (score 36), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 88), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. Other recorded features include a conservatory.

At 40 m² it sits well below the postcode median (115 m² across 17 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2019–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 10.2% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£622/sq ft) was about 350.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £268,000 in August 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

Specifications

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

  • Bedrooms1
  • Bathrooms1
  • Open-plan layoutYes
  • ConservatoryYes

Outside

  • Private gardenYes
  • GarageYes
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 8a

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

8a sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
F
F36
G
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Very Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
5.1 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 8a, Cambridge Road, Canvey Island, SS8 0EU, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

8a has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

2applications of note in the surrounding area

Before you offer

We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 8a

Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.

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Price

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

£268,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 10.2% per year over 4 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2022)

£268,000

Growth on file: 10.2% per year over 4 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 23 August 2022Most recent

    £268,000

    +41.8%over 3 years

  2. 18 January 2019

    £189,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in SS8 0EU: £390,000 (2024–2021).

On the street

Versus other Cambridge Road homes

Four headline reads against 17 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

8a outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£6,700

Street avg £2,279

Strongly above

Floor Area

40 m²

Street avg 129 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

2 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

5.1 t/year

Street avg 4.2 t/year

Strongly below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 8a

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Larger development activity nearby
£14.99one-off

30-day money-back guarantee

Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£269k

1 Coastguard Cottages, Haven Road

SS8 0NS

2 bed1 bath
£320k

1 Beechcroft Road

SS8 0HD

2 bed1 bath
£368k

1 Cambridge Road

SS8 0EU

2 bed2 bath
£450k

1 Anchorage, Western Esplanade

SS8 0AY

2 bed
£310k

1 Azalea Mews

SS8 0HU

3 bed
£368k

1 Chichester Close

SS8 0DZ

3 bed1 bath
£315k

1 Beverley Avenue

SS8 0DN

£202k

1 Bradley Court, Long Road

SS8 0JA

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.
Full Canvey Island report

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.

Go deeper on the local area

The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around SS8 0EU from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for SS8 0EU

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

49.8dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for SS8 0EU

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.3dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 8a, Cambridge Road, Canvey Island, SS8 0EU. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.