10a, Gennep Road, Canvey Island, SS8 8DB
About 10a
10a is a one-bedroom detached house in Canvey Island (SS8 8DB). It has a recorded floor area of 40 m² (around 431 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (February 2018) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 2-band jump.
Held since September 2005 — that's 21 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across 2001–2005, sale prices on this property compounded at 16.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £240,000 sits 72.7% above the 2005 sale of £138,995. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£323/sq ft) was about 56.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 40 m² it sits well below the postcode median (67 m² across 13 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms1
Outside
- GarageYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
10a has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
2applications of note in the surrounding area
Sales history & valuation
10a's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (2001).
£240,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 16.1% per year over 4 years.
£138,995
Growth on file: 16.1% per year over 4 years.
Sales timeline
29 September 2005Most recent
£138,995
+82.9%over 4 years13 September 2001
£75,999
Median price across the last 5 sales in SS8 8DB: £315,000 (2024–2021).
Nearby sales in SS8 8DB
Versus other Gennep Road homes
On habitable rooms, 10a runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,475
Street avg £3,369
Floor Area
40 m²
Street avg 72 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.1 t/year
Street avg 3.8 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
Playing Fields — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 km
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School and Nursery. 12 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.2dB







