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17a, Grafton Road, Canvey Island, SS8 7BT

Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
3
Bathroom
1
Floor area
73 m²
786 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 54
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 17a

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

17a is a three-bedroom detached house in Canvey Island (SS8 7BT). It has a recorded floor area of 73 m² (around 786 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (October 2017) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 3-band jump.

At 73 m² it's 27% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (100 m² median across 48 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 83% of similar EPCs). Across 2018–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £363,000 is 12.7% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£410/sq ft) was about 162.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: August 2021 at £322,000. 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

  • Bedrooms3
  • Bathrooms1

Outside

  • Private gardenSouth-facing
  • GarageIntegral

Building

  • RefurbishedYes
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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.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E54
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
4.4 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 17a, Grafton Road, Canvey Island, SS8 7BT, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

17a has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

1applications of note in the surrounding area

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We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 17a

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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

£363,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.4% per year over 4 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£322,000

Growth on file: 5.4% per year over 4 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 23 August 2021Most recent

    £322,000

    +20.6%over 3 years

  2. 31 January 2018

    £267,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in SS8 7BT: £360,000 (2024–2022).

On the street

Versus other Grafton Road homes

Four headline reads against 48 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Price per m² for 17a runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£4,411

Street avg £2,568

Strongly above

Floor Area

73 m²

Street avg 111 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

4.4 t/year

Street avg 4.7 t/year

On par
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 17a

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.
£374k

1 Bramble Road

SS8 7EB

3 bed
£383k

1 Bommel Avenue

SS8 7QT

3 bed1 bath
£387k

1 Hetzand Road

SS8 7TR

3 bed
£402k

1 Hilberry Road

SS8 7EL

3 bed2 bath
£408k

1 Grafton Road

SS8 7BT

3 bed
£275k

1 Fleetwood Close

SS8 7NR

3 bed
£302k

1 Hawthorn Road

SS8 7AP

2 bed
£294k

1 Atherstone Close

SS8 7DG

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

0.2 km

Grafton Road — bus stop.

Closest school

0.3 km

Lubbins Park Primary Academy. 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 7BT from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for SS8 7BT

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

49.7dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for SS8 7BT

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.5dB

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 17a, Grafton Road, Canvey Island, SS8 7BT. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.