12 Bommel Avenue, Canvey Island, SS8 7QT
About 12 Bommel Avenue
12 Bommel Avenue is a one-bedroom detached house in Canvey Island (SS8 7QT). It has a recorded floor area of 65 m² (around 700 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 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 (January 2017) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 2-band jump.
At 65 m² it sits well below the postcode median (103 m² across 26 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. Across 2017–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.4% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£347/sq ft) was about 77% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold September 2024 for £242,500.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms1
- Bathrooms1
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageDetached
Building
- Heating systemGas
- EV chargerYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
12 Bommel Avenue has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
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Sales history & valuation
12 Bommel Avenue saw 3 transfers in just over a decade — high turnover for the postcode.
£262,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.4% per year over 7 years.
£242,500
Growth on file: 3.4% per year over 7 years.
Sales timeline
19 September 2024Most recent
£242,500
+18.9%over 4 years9 October 2019
£204,000
+7.4%over 2 years11 May 2017
£189,995
Median price across the last 5 sales in SS8 7QT: £425,000 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in SS8 7QT
29b, Bommel Avenue, Canvey Island, SS8 7QT
Sold Aug 2025
£260,00034 Bommel Avenue, Canvey Island, SS8 7QT
Sold Aug 2024
£450,00028 Bommel Avenue, Canvey Island, SS8 7QT
Sold Jul 2024
£375,00025 Bommel Avenue, Canvey Island, SS8 7QT
Sold Jul 2023
£630,00033a, Bommel Avenue, Canvey Island, SS8 7QT
Sold Dec 2022
£425,000
Versus other Bommel Avenue homes
On years held, 12 Bommel Avenue runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,731
Street avg £3,250
Floor Area
65 m²
Street avg 98 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.9 t/year
Street avg 3.8 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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
0.4 km
Leigh Beck — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 km
Leigh Beck Infant School and Nursery Academy. 5 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.0dB







