58a, Central Avenue, Canvey Island, SS8 9QR

58a is a two-bedroom detached house in Canvey Island (SS8 9QR). It has a recorded floor area of 46 m² (around 495 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (February 2015) shows an E (score 42), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in August 2014 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Average; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average and lighting dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 88), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from February 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 3% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £260,000 is 48.6% above the 2015 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£353/sq ft) was about 89.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 46 m² it sits well below the postcode median (78 m² across 54 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). 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On the market in January 2015 and unlisted since — roughly 11 years.