8 Gills Avenue, Canvey Island, SS8 7RG
About 8 Gills Avenue
8 Gills Avenue is a four-bedroom detached house in Canvey Island (SS8 7RG). It has a recorded floor area of 135 m² (around 1453 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (April 2012) shows an E (score 42), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from April 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
At 135 m² the property is well over the postcode median (102 m² across 14 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 86% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £455,000 is 23% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£255/sq ft) was about 34.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: July 2019 at £370,000.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- GarageDouble
- Cul-de-sacYes
Building
- Heating systemGas
Energy performance
8 Gills Avenue's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 20 Apr 2022
EPC Rating
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Planning history
8 Gills Avenue has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
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Sales history & valuation
8 Gills Avenue valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£455,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£370,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
21 July 2019Most recent
£370,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SS8 7RG: £280,500 (2024–2017).
Nearby sales in SS8 7RG
14a, Gills Avenue, Canvey Island, SS8 7RG
Sold Dec 2024
£470,00016 Gills Avenue, Canvey Island, SS8 7RG
Sold Feb 2023
£280,5007a, Gills Avenue, Canvey Island, SS8 7RG
Sold Nov 2019
£255,0005b, Gills Avenue, Canvey Island, SS8 7RG
Sold Jun 2018
£220,00012a, Gills Avenue, Canvey Island, SS8 7RG
Sold Sept 2017
£340,000
Versus other Gills Avenue homes
CO₂ Emissions for 8 Gills Avenue lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,741
Street avg £2,983
Floor Area
135 m²
Street avg 91 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
9.1 t/year
Street avg 3.7 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Normans Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Castle View School. 12 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.8dB







