25 Henson Avenue, Canvey Island, SS8 8LS
About 25 Henson Avenue
25 Henson Avenue is a one-bedroom detached house in Canvey Island (SS8 8LS). It has a recorded floor area of 42 m² (around 452 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (June 2018) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include outbuildings. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2018–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 16.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £260,000 is 10.6% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£520/sq ft) was about 106.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 42 m² it's 19.2% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (52 m² median across 19 EPCs). Most recent transfer: December 2019 at £235,000.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms1
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- StudyYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- OutbuildingsYes
Building
- Central heatingYes
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Aug 2019ExtensionFullIn report
Garage conversion and extension with mock pitched roof addition to front (revised application)
- Documents
- 22 docs on file
- Reference
- 19/0432/FUL
- May 2019Garage ConversionFullIn report
Extension and conversion of garage with mock pitched roof addition to front
Extension- Documents
- 17 docs on file
- Reference
- 19/0241/FUL
What's in 25 Henson Avenue, Canvey Island, SS8 8LS's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
25 Henson Avenue changed hands twice within eighteen months — unusual for the area.
£260,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 16.9% per year over 1 year.
£235,000
Growth on file: 16.9% per year over 1 year.
Sales timeline
12 December 2019Most recent
£235,000
+17.5%over 1 year30 November 2018
£200,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SS8 8LS: £260,000 (2024–2021).
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
£257,00021c, Henson Avenue, Canvey Island, SS8 8LS
Sold Nov 2021
£330,00011a, Henson Avenue, Canvey Island, SS8 8LS
Sold Oct 2021
£276,0007a, Henson Avenue, Canvey Island, SS8 8LS
Sold Jul 2021
£260,000
Versus other Henson Avenue homes
Price per m² for 25 Henson Avenue runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£5,595
Street avg £3,914
Floor Area
42 m²
Street avg 65 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.0 t/year
Street avg 3.3 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
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.3dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.0dB







