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Get started8 Helden Avenue is a two-bedroom detached house in Canvey Island (SS8 8BZ). It has a recorded floor area of 43 m² (around 463 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band B. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (December 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 October 2008. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Average; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average and hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 7.6% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£659/sq ft) was about 123.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 3 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include a garage conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Sold March 2023 for £305,000.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Garage Conversion To Living Accommodation & Pitched Roof Above Garage
Price for 8 Helden Avenue has grown more than fourfold since the 1995 starting point.
£303,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.6% per year over 28 years.
£305,000
Growth on file: 7.6% per year over 28 years.
On price per m², 8 Helden Avenue stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£7,093
Street avg £4,570
Floor Area
43 m²
Street avg 58 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 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
0.2 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.4dB

Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water efficiency decreased
More low energy lighting installed
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Extension: Side and rear of property
Single Storey Side & Rear Extension
1 more application for this property
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28 March 2023Most recent
£305,000
+79.4%over 8 years18 August 2014
£169,995
+38.2%over 3 years20 May 2011
£123,000
+7.4%over 2 years11 May 2009
£114,500
+78.9%over 8 years31 May 2000
£64,000
+64.1%over 5 years31 January 1995
£39,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SS8 8BZ: £310,000 (2025–2023).
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.3 t/year
Street avg 3.5 t/year
SS8 8BE
Whernside Avenue — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 km
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School and Nursery. 12 schools nearby.
Flood risk
Very low
From the Environment Agency.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.4dB
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