21c, Henson Avenue, Canvey Island, SS8 8LS
About 21c
21c is a three-bedroom detached house in Canvey Island (SS8 8LS). It has a recorded floor area of 86 m² (around 926 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (September 2021) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 3-band jump.
At 86 m² the property is well over the postcode median (50 m² across 19 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 89% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £377,000 is 14.2% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£356/sq ft) was about 39.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold November 2021 for £330,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
Outside
- GarageYes
Building
- Heating systemGas
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
21c has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
2applications of note in the surrounding area
Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 21c was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£377,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£330,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
29 November 2021Most recent
£330,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SS8 8LS: £257,000 (2024–2020).
Nearby sales in SS8 8LS
5a, Henson Avenue, Canvey Island, SS8 8LS
Sold Sept 2024
£232,50019 Henson Avenue, Canvey Island, SS8 8LS
Sold May 2022
£257,00011a, Henson Avenue, Canvey Island, SS8 8LS
Sold Oct 2021
£276,0007a, Henson Avenue, Canvey Island, SS8 8LS
Sold Jul 2021
£260,0003a, Henson Avenue, Canvey Island, SS8 8LS
Sold Jul 2020
£212,500
Versus other Henson Avenue homes
21c is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£3,837
Street avg £4,024
Floor Area
86 m²
Street avg 63 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.2 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
0.3 km
Corsel Rd — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Leigh Beck Infant School and Nursery Academy. 10 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.3dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.0dB







