14 Gennep Road, Canvey Island, SS8 8DB
About 14 Gennep Road
14 Gennep Road is a four-bedroom detached house in Canvey Island (SS8 8DB). It has a recorded floor area of 90 m² (around 969 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (January 2023) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since August 2010. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good; 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 84), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include a conservatory, a self-contained annexe, outbuildings and attached land beyond the plot.
At 90 m² the property is well over the postcode median (67 m² across 13 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, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1999–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.7% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£483/sq ft) was about 152% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: August 2023 at £467,500.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- ConservatoryYes
Outside
- GarageYes
- OutbuildingsYes
- LandYes
Building
- Central heatingYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency decreased
Window efficiency improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
14 Gennep Road has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
- Dec 2020Change Of UseOutlineIn report
Use of the land for siting a mobile home for use ancillary to the main dwelling
- Council
- ELECTRONIC FILE ONLY
- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- 20/0723/CLP
- Sept 2019ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extension with a flat roof and lantern over
- Documents
- 14 docs on file
- Reference
- 19/0527/FUL
What's in 14 Gennep Road, Canvey Island, SS8 8DB's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 14 Gennep Road was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£501,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.7% per year over 24 years.
£467,500
Growth on file: 5.7% per year over 24 years.
Sales timeline
7 August 2023Most recent
£467,500
+117.4%over 11 years10 June 2012
£215,000
+72.0%over 12 years1 November 1999
£124,995
Median price across the last 5 sales in SS8 8DB: £310,000 (2024–2021).
Nearby sales in SS8 8DB
Versus other Gennep Road homes
Price per m² for 14 Gennep Road runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£5,194
Street avg £3,226
Floor Area
90 m²
Street avg 68 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.6 t/year
Street avg 3.7 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
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.2dB







