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28 Grafton Road, Canvey Island, SS8 7BT

3 sales on record1 planning record
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
2
Bathroom
1
Floor area
58 m²
624 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 63
Council tax
Band B
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 28 Grafton Road

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

28 Grafton Road is a two-bedroom detached house in Canvey Island (SS8 7BT). It has a recorded floor area of 58 m² (around 624 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (July 2017) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include a conservatory.

At 58 m² it sits well below the postcode median (100 m² across 48 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2022. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2003–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.7% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£529/sq ft) was about 239% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: December 2022 at £330,000. 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

  • Bedrooms2
  • Bathrooms1
  • ConservatoryYes

Outside

  • Private gardenRear
  • GarageYes

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
D63
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
2.8 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 28 Grafton Road, Canvey Island, SS8 7BT, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

28 Grafton Road has an approved side and rear extension on the planning record.

  1. Oct 2022
    ExtensionFull
    In report

    Extension: Side and rear of property

    Single storey rear/side infill extension

    Council
    ELECTRONIC FILE ONLY
    Documents
    12 docs on file
    Reference
    22/0688/FUL
    View planning record
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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 2003.

Current estimate

£341,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.7% per year over 20 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£330,000

Growth on file: 5.7% per year over 20 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 9 December 2022Most recent

    £330,000

    +34.7%over 4 years

  2. 4 April 2018

    £245,000

    +122.7%over 14 years

  3. 10 April 2003

    £110,000

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.

28 Grafton Road outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£5,690

Street avg £2,535

Strongly above

Floor Area

58 m²

Street avg 112 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

2.8 t/year

Street avg 4.7 t/year

Strongly above
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 28 Grafton Road

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

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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.
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2 bed1 bath
£199k

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£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
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.

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