What kind of home is 17 Barbara Avenue, SS8 0HA?

17 Barbara Avenue, SS8 0HA is a 2-bedroom detached house.

What did 17 Barbara Avenue, SS8 0HA sell for?

17 Barbara Avenue, SS8 0HA last sold for £228,000 in October 2013, around 13 years ago. Before that, it sold for £66,750 in July 1997, so prices have been rising over 16 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

Has 17 Barbara Avenue, SS8 0HA appreciated in value?

Across 2 sales between July 1997 and October 2013, 17 Barbara Avenue, SS8 0HA rose from £66,750 to £228,000, a change of £161,250. That works out to roughly +7.8% per year compounded over 16 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 17 Barbara Avenue, SS8 0HA?

The current EPC rating for 17 Barbara Avenue, SS8 0HA is D with a score of 61 out of 100, lodged in October 2012. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 17 Barbara Avenue, SS8 0HA?

17 Barbara Avenue, SS8 0HA has a recorded floor area of 86 m² (926 sq ft), around 43 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 12% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in SS8 0HA. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 17 Barbara Avenue, SS8 0HA use?

The latest EPC at 17 Barbara Avenue, SS8 0HA records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 17 Barbara Avenue, SS8 0HA?

17 Barbara Avenue, SS8 0HA is in council tax band C.

Which area is 17 Barbara Avenue, SS8 0HA in?

17 Barbara Avenue, SS8 0HA sits in Canvey Island. It falls within the SS8 postcode district in Essex.

What is crime like near 17 Barbara Avenue, SS8 0HA?

Police records around 17 Barbara Avenue, SS8 0HA show an average of 3 reported crimes per month over the last 5 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 35% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 17 Barbara Avenue, SS8 0HA?

The closest primary school to 17 Barbara Avenue, SS8 0HA is Canvey Junior School (208m), one of 10 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is The Cornelius Vermuyden School (1.0km), with 2 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is 17 Barbara Avenue, SS8 0HA?

The closest bus stop to 17 Barbara Avenue, SS8 0HA is Thames Road, 114m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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17 Barbara Avenue, Canvey Island, SS8 0HA

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Floor area

86 m²

926 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 61

Council tax

Band C

Overview

About 17 Barbara Avenue

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

17 Barbara Avenue is a two-bedroom detached house in Canvey Island (SS8 0HA). It has a recorded floor area of 86 m² (around 926 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (October 2012) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77). The latest certificate is from October 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Across 1997–2013, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £367,000 sits 61% above the 2013 sale of £228,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£246/sq ft) was about 15.7% below the postcode norm. Last changed hands 13 years ago, in October 2013.

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms2

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Energy

Energy performance

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

17 Barbara Avenue's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 09 Oct 2022

EPC Rating

D61

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

3.7 t/year

Occupancy

—

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 17 Barbara Avenue, Canvey Island, SS8 0HA, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

17 Barbara Avenue has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

2applications of note in the surrounding area

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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.

Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1997.

Current estimate

£367,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.8% per year over 16 years.

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Last sold (2013)

£228,000

Growth on file: 7.8% per year over 16 years.

Sales timeline

14 October 2013Most recent
£228,000
+241.6%over 16 years
3 July 1997
£66,750

Median price across the last 5 sales in SS8 0HA: £375,000 (2025–2021).

Nearby sales in SS8 0HA

On the street

Versus other Barbara Avenue homes

Four headline reads against 18 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On price per m², 17 Barbara Avenue runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£2,651

Street avg £3,760

Strongly below

Floor Area

86 m²

Street avg 89 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

3.7 t/year

Street avg 4.3 t/year

Above

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

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

£368k

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2 bed1 bath

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1 Coastguard Cottages, Haven Road

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2 bed1 bath

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3 bed1 bath

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1 Bay Close

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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

Thames Road — bus stop.

Closest school

0.2 km

Canvey Junior School. 12 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

48.0dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for SS8 0HA

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.8dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4

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