9 Gennep Road, Canvey Island, SS8 8DB
About 9 Gennep Road
9 Gennep Road is a one-bedroom detached house in Canvey Island (SS8 8DB). It has a recorded floor area of 39 m² (around 420 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (July 2012) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from July 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Across 1998–2012, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £247,000 sits 80.3% above the 2012 sale of £137,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£326/sq ft) was about 58.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 39 m² it sits well below the postcode median (67 m² across 13 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 85% of similar EPCs). Last changed hands 14 years ago, in November 2012.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms1
Outside
- GarageYes
Building
- Heating systemGas
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 15 Jul 2022
EPC Rating
Planning history
9 Gennep Road has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
2applications of note in the surrounding area
Sales history & valuation
Sale price has at least doubled since 1998.
£247,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.8% per year over 14 years.
£137,000
Growth on file: 6.8% per year over 14 years.
Sales timeline
27 November 2012Most recent
£137,000
+151.4%over 14 years5 November 1998
£54,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in SS8 8DB: £315,000 (2024–2021).
Nearby sales in SS8 8DB
Versus other Gennep Road homes
9 Gennep Road is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£3,513
Street avg £3,366
Floor Area
39 m²
Street avg 72 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.9 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







