1 Abensburg Road, Canvey Island, SS8 8ER
About 1 Abensburg Road
1 Abensburg Road is a detached house in Canvey Island (SS8 8ER). It has a recorded floor area of 113 m² (around 1216 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (July 2014) shows an E (score 43), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since June 2013. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from July 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 113 m² the property is well over the postcode median (57 m² across 11 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 £345,000 sits 97.1% above the 2013 sale of £175,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£144/sq ft) was about 27% below the postcode norm. Last sold in November 2013, so it's been off the market for around 13 years.
Energy performance
1 Abensburg Road sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 22 Jul 2024
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls changed
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
Planning history
1 Abensburg Road has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
2applications of note in the surrounding area
Sales history & valuation
1 Abensburg Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£345,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£175,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
4 November 2013Most recent
£175,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SS8 8ER: £257,000 (2025–2020).
Nearby sales in SS8 8ER
11 Abensburg Road, Canvey Island, SS8 8ER
Sold Oct 2025
£168,0009 Abensburg Road, Canvey Island, SS8 8ER
Sold Jul 2022
£300,00016 Abensburg Road, Canvey Island, SS8 8ER
Sold Jun 2022
£257,0006 Abensburg Road, Canvey Island, SS8 8ER
Sold Sept 2021
£270,00010 Abensburg Road, Canvey Island, SS8 8ER
Sold Jan 2020
£212,500
Versus other Abensburg Road homes
On epc rating, 1 Abensburg Road runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,549
Street avg £3,817
Floor Area
113 m²
Street avg 63 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.7 t/year
Street avg 2.7 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
0.3 km
Essex Road — bus stop.
Closest school
1.0 km
Castle View School. 13 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.7dB







