28a, Chapman Road, Canvey Island, SS8 7QS

28a 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. 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. At 50 m² it's 29.6% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (71 m² median across 33 EPCs). 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count.