19 Hernen Road, Canvey Island, SS8 8BT
About 19 Hernen Road
19 Hernen Road is a two-bedroom detached house in Canvey Island (SS8 8BT). It has a recorded floor area of 33 m² (around 355 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (April 2014) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 91), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from April 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
3 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused, 1 pending. Past consents include an extension and a garage conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. An active application for an extension is awaiting a decision. At 33 m² it sits well below the postcode median (60 m² across 22 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Most recent transfer: December 2020 at £262,000. Across the public record there are 8 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1998–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.1% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£738/sq ft) was about 168.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 08 Apr 2024
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Aug 2015Garage ConversionOutlineIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Garage conversion and raise roof and single storey rear extension
Extension- Documents
- 13 docs on file
- Reference
- 15/0522/CLP
- Jun 2015ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Front of property
Bay window to front elevation
- Reference
- 15/0520/FUL
What's in 19 Hernen Road, Canvey Island, SS8 8BT's planning history?
1 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Price for 19 Hernen Road has grown more than fourfold since the 1998 starting point.
£264,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.1% per year over 22 years.
£262,000
Growth on file: 8.1% per year over 22 years.
Sales timeline
10 December 2020Most recent
£262,000
-3.0%over 7 months10 May 2020
£270,000
+1.5%over 8 months12 September 2019
£266,000
-3.3%over 1 year21 February 2018
£275,000
+91.0%over 3 years14 August 2014
£144,000
+13.4%over 10 years16 May 2004
£127,000
+62.8%over 1 year28 May 2002
£78,000
+66.0%over 3 years30 October 1998
£47,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SS8 8BT: £305,000 (2025–2020).
Nearby sales in SS8 8BT
Versus other Hernen Road homes
Price per m² for 19 Hernen Road runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£7,939
Street avg £3,836
Floor Area
33 m²
Street avg 64 m²
Habitable Rooms
1 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.0 t/year
Street avg 2.8 t/year
Similar properties nearby
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
0.1 km
Whernside Avenue — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 km
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School and Nursery. 12 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.8dB







