20 Hernen Road, Canvey Island, SS8 8BT
About 20 Hernen Road
20 Hernen Road is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Canvey Island (SS8 8BT). It has a recorded floor area of 72 m² (around 775 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (April 2014) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 87), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from April 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
At 72 m² the property is well over the postcode median (54 m² across 22 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2014–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £330,000 is 21.1% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£352/sq ft) was about 21.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: April 2021 at £272,500. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Open-plan layoutYes
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- ParkingOff street
- Cul-de-sacYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 14 Apr 2024
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history includes both a loft conversion and an extension — the classic family-home expansion.
- Sept 2021ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Side of property
Single storey side extension
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 21/0818/FUL
- Feb 2019Loft ConversionFullIn report
Proposed front dormer
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 18/1093/FUL
What's in 20 Hernen Road, Canvey Island, SS8 8BT's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
20 Hernen Road saw 3 transfers in just over a decade — high turnover for the postcode.
£330,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.8% per year over 7 years.
£272,500
Growth on file: 5.8% per year over 7 years.
Sales timeline
20 April 2021Most recent
£272,500
+36.3%over 5 years4 December 2015
£200,000
+8.1%over 1 year12 June 2014
£185,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SS8 8BT: £305,000 (2025–2020).
Nearby sales in SS8 8BT
Versus other Hernen Road homes
Years Held for 20 Hernen Road lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,785
Street avg £4,055
Floor Area
72 m²
Street avg 62 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.7 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







