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Get started8a is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Canvey Island (SS8 7QS). It has a recorded floor area of 58 m² (around 624 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band B. The property has an EV charger on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. The latest certificate (September 2022) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since March 2010. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average and lighting went from Very Poor to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77).
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 7.1% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£457/sq ft) was about 66.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: April 2023 at £285,000. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. At 58 m² it's 20.5% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (73 m² median across 32 EPCs). One planning record on file: a garage conversion refused in 2007.
Use Of Garage As Living Accommodation
Price for 8a has grown more than fourfold since the 2000 starting point.
£297,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.1% per year over 22 years.
£285,000
Growth on file: 7.1% per year over 22 years.
8a outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,914
Street avg £3,672
Floor Area
58 m²
Street avg 90 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 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
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water efficiency decreased
Cavity wall insulation installed
More low energy lighting installed
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6 April 2023Most recent
£285,000
+29.5%over 6 years16 December 2016
£220,000
+22.2%over 9 months22 March 2016
£180,000
+27.7%over 9 years9 March 2007
£141,000
+129.3%over 6 years27 October 2000
£61,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in SS8 7QS: £290,000 (2024–2023).
CO₂ Emissions
3.0 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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