2 Gennep Road, Canvey Island, SS8 8DB
About 2 Gennep Road
2 Gennep Road is a four-bedroom detached house in Canvey Island (SS8 8DB). It has a recorded floor area of 136 m² (around 1464 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (March 2017) shows an F (score 30), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 67), a 2-band jump. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
At 136 m² the property is well over the postcode median (67 m² across 13 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £483,000 sits 53.3% above the 2017 sale of £315,000. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2017. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On the market in May 2017 and unlisted since — roughly 9 years.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
Outside
- ParkingOff street
- Cul-de-sacYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
2 Gennep Road sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Aug 2017ExtensionOutlineIn report
Extension: Single storey · Side of property
Flat roof rear dormer and single storey flat roof side extension
- Documents
- 12 docs on file
- Reference
- 17/0609/CLP
What's in 2 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
2 Gennep Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£483,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£315,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
30 May 2017Most recent
£315,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SS8 8DB: £315,000 (2024–2021).
Nearby sales in SS8 8DB
Versus other Gennep Road homes
2 Gennep Road outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,316
Street avg £3,466
Floor Area
136 m²
Street avg 64 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
11.0 t/year
Street avg 3.2 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







