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About 4 Birch Close
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
4 Birch Close is a semi-detached house in Canvey Island (SS8 9JG). It has a recorded floor area of 129 m² (around 1389 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (January 2017) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 3-band jump.
Held since November 2001 — that's 25 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 129 m² the property is well over the postcode median (66 m² across 13 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 £320,000 sits 263.7% above the 2001 sale of £87,995. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£63/sq ft) was about 72.6% below the postcode norm.
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
4 Birch Close sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E49
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
7.6 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
4 Birch Close's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (2001).
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£320,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (2001)
£87,995
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
Versus other Birch Close homes
Four headline reads against 13 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On price per m², 4 Birch Close runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£682
Street avg £3,488
Floor Area
129 m²
Street avg 73 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Similar properties nearby
A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
The neighbourhood at a glance
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Canvey Island district page.
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Hawkesbury Road — bus stop.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around SS8 9JG from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.2dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 42 points of interest in total.
Beautiful places to visit nearby
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