4 Gennep Road, Canvey Island, SS8 8DB
About 4 Gennep Road
4 Gennep Road is a three-bedroom detached house in Canvey Island (SS8 8DB). It has a recorded floor area of 100 m² (around 1076 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (May 2020) returns a B (score 81), comfortably above the UK average. When first surveyed in June 2016 the rating was D, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
At 100 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 top 10% of properties in this postcode. Today's modelled estimate of £400,000 is 29% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£288/sq ft) was about 50.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold January 2021 for £310,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageIntegral
Building
- Previously extendedYes
Energy performance
4 Gennep Road ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water efficiency improved
Planning history
4 Gennep Road has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
2applications of note in the surrounding area
Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£400,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£310,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
27 January 2021Most recent
£310,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SS8 8DB: £315,000 (2024–2021).
Nearby sales in SS8 8DB
Versus other Gennep Road homes
On epc rating, 4 Gennep Road stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£3,100
Street avg £3,401
Floor Area
100 m²
Street avg 67 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.2 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
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







