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88a, Central Avenue, Canvey Island, SS8 9QR

Extendable
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
2
Bathroom
1
Floor area
58 m²
624 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 63
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 88a

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

88a is a two-bedroom detached house in Canvey Island (SS8 9QR). It has a recorded floor area of 58 m² (around 624 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (June 2022) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since June 2022. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 87), a 2-band jump. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.

On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£453/sq ft) was about 143.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 58 m² it's 25.6% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (78 m² median across 56 EPCs). Most recent transfer: August 2022 at £283,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms2
  • Bathrooms1

Outside

  • Private gardenRear
  • GarageIntegral

Building

  • Extension potentialPossible
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 88a

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Jun 2022

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D63
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
2.8 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Jun 2022from Jun 2022
Roof Insulation
PartialInsulated

Roof insulation improved

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 88a, Central Avenue, Canvey Island, SS8 9QR, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

88a has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

4applications of note in the surrounding area

Before you offer

We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 88a

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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£297,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2022)

£283,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 9 August 2022Most recent

    £283,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in SS8 9QR: £290,000 (2024–2023).

On the street

Versus other Central Avenue homes

Four headline reads against 56 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Price per m² for 88a runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£4,879

Street avg £2,994

Strongly above

Floor Area

58 m²

Street avg 81 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

2.8 t/year

Street avg 3.3 t/year

On par
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 88a

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Larger development activity nearby
£14.99one-off

30-day money-back guarantee

Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
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2 bed1 bath
£320k

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2 bed1 bath
£247k

1 Cedar Road

SS8 9HP

2 bed1 bath
£324k

1 Ambleside Walk

SS8 9TD

3 bed
£327k

1 Avondale Walk

SS8 9SD

3 bed1 bath
£350k

1 Castle Walk

SS8 9XA

3 bed2 bath
£351k

1 Brindles

SS8 9TG

3 bed1 bath
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.
Full Canvey Island report

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

0.2 km

Dinant Avenue — bus stop.

Closest school

0.1 km

The Cornelius Vermuyden School. 10 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around SS8 9QR from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for SS8 9QR

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

47.8dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for SS8 9QR

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

37.8dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 88a, Central Avenue, Canvey Island, SS8 9QR. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.