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4 Barbara Avenue, Canvey Island, SS8 0HA

Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
3
Bathroom
1
Floor area
69 m²
743 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 47
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 4 Barbara Avenue

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

4 Barbara Avenue is a three-bedroom detached house in Canvey Island (SS8 0HA). It has a recorded floor area of 69 m² (around 743 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (December 2016) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since April 2016. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 3-band jump. The home occupies a corner plot.

It changed hands recently, sold March 2025 for £375,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£505/sq ft) was about 87.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 69 m² it's 18.3% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (85 m² median across 18 EPCs).

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

  • Bedrooms3
  • Bathrooms1
  • Dining roomYes
  • EnsuiteYes

Outside

  • Private gardenYes
  • GarageYes
  • Corner plotYes

Building

  • Heating systemGas fired
  • RefurbishedYes
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 4 Barbara Avenue

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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.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Dec 2016

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E47
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
4.6 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 4 Barbara Avenue, Canvey Island, SS8 0HA, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

4 Barbara Avenue 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 4 Barbara Avenue

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.

4 Barbara Avenue valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Current estimate

£399,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2025)

£375,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 28 March 2025Most recent

    £375,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in SS8 0HA: £365,000 (2025–2020).

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 floor area, 4 Barbara Avenue runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£5,435

Street avg £3,507

Strongly above

Floor Area

69 m²

Street avg 90 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

4.6 t/year

Street avg 4.2 t/year

Below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 4 Barbara Avenue

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.
£368k

1 Chichester Close

SS8 0DZ

3 bed1 bath
£310k

1 Azalea Mews

SS8 0HU

3 bed
£407k

1 Clifton Road

SS8 0EE

4 bed
£368k

1 Cambridge Road

SS8 0EU

2 bed2 bath
£450k

1 Anchorage, Western Esplanade

SS8 0AY

2 bed
£493k

1 Bay Close

SS8 0AF

4 bed2 bath
£320k

1 Beechcroft Road

SS8 0HD

2 bed1 bath
£269k

1 Coastguard Cottages, Haven Road

SS8 0NS

2 bed1 bath
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.

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 0HA from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for SS8 0HA

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
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 4 Barbara Avenue, Canvey Island, SS8 0HA. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.