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Get started28a is a one-bedroom detached house in Canvey Island (SS8 7QS). It has a recorded floor area of 50 m² (around 538 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (June 2024) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in April 2010 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good, window efficiency went from Average to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 88), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include a conservatory.
Held since August 2010 — that's 16 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Today's modelled estimate of £262,000 sits 107.9% above the 2010 sale of £126,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£234/sq ft) was about 18.8% below the postcode norm. At 50 m² it sits well below the postcode median (73 m² across 32 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a garage conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Garage conversion, extension to garage and formation of pitched roof over
28a valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£262,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£126,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Years Held for 28a runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,520
Street avg £3,757
Floor Area
50 m²
Street avg 90 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
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
0.3 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.5dB

Changes detected from historical EPC data
Replaced storage heaters with gas boiler
Connected to mains gas supply
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
Window efficiency improved
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
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Garage Conversion, Extension To Garage And Pitched Roof Over
17 August 2010Most recent
£126,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SS8 7QS: £290,000 (2024–2023).
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.4 t/year
Street avg 3.7 t/year
SS8 7AP
Leigh Beck — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Leigh Beck Infant School and Nursery Academy. 6 schools nearby.
Flood risk
Very low
From the Environment Agency.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.1dB
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