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Hernen Road, Canvey Island

MyStreetCheck free street report: Hernen Road, Canvey Island · 30 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/canvey-island/hernen-road/

House prices, sold prices and local information for SS8 8BT.

Average price (last 12 months)
£357,500
2 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£275,659
22 sales
Price range
£188k – £390k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
12 Feb 2026
SS8 8BT

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At a glance

House prices£358k average5% above the Canvey Island average CrimeAbout averageLower crime than about 50% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationAbout averageDecile 5 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station36 min walkBenfleet station Schools3 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 24 Land Registry sales Conservation areaChecking…Planning designations Green beltChecking…Planning designations Listed buildingsChecking…Within about 200 m Planning applicationsChecking…Within 500 m, last 90 days

22 property sales on Hernen Road, Canvey Island have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 2 homes sold here for an average of £357,500. Most sales here are detached homes, which have sold for an average of £276,833. That is 5% above the Canvey Island average of £339,461 over the same period. 7 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 5 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 55% detached, 45% semi-detached. Recorded sale prices on Hernen Road range from £188,000 to £390,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold. Of 94 streets in Canvey Island with at least two sales in the last year, Hernen Road ranks 29th for average price.

House prices on Hernen Road compared

Hernen Road£357,500
SS8 postcode area£339,461
Canvey Island£339,461
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. See all SS8 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £195,000 (1 sales)2016£195k2017: £271,600 (5 sales)2017£272k2018: £288,667 (3 sales)2018£289k2019: £217,750 (4 sales)2019£218k2020: £294,000 (3 sales)2020£294k2021: £272,500 (1 sales)2021£273k2023: £305,000 (1 sales)2023£305k2024: £265,000 (1 sales)2024£265k2025: £335,000 (1 sales)2025£335k2026: £357,500 (2 sales)2026£358k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 24 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Detached12£276,83312 Feb 2026
Semi-detached10£274,2509 Feb 2026

Sold prices on Hernen Road

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
9, Hernen Road SS8 8BT 12 Feb 2026£390,000 DetachedFreehold
22, Hernen Road SS8 8BT 9 Feb 2026£325,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
2, Hernen Road SS8 8BT 24 Sep 2025£335,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
17, Hernen Road SS8 8BT 7 May 2024£265,000 DetachedFreehold
7, Hernen Road SS8 8BT 12 May 2023£305,000 DetachedFreehold
20, Hernen Road SS8 8BT 21 Apr 2021£272,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
19, Hernen Road SS8 8BT 10 Dec 2020£262,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
15, Hernen Road SS8 8BT 19 Oct 2020£350,000 DetachedFreehold
19, Hernen Road SS8 8BT 11 May 2020£270,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
16A, Hernen Road SS8 8BT 12 Dec 2019£195,000 DetachedFreehold
19, Hernen Road SS8 8BT 13 Sep 2019£266,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
1, Hernen Road SS8 8BT 21 Aug 2019£188,000 DetachedFreehold
17A, Hernen Road SS8 8BT 26 Jul 2019£222,000 DetachedFreehold
7, Hernen Road SS8 8BT 4 Dec 2018£246,000 DetachedFreehold
23, Hernen Road SS8 8BT 24 Aug 2018£345,000 DetachedFreehold
23, Hernen Road SS8 8BT 28 Feb 2018£355,000 DetachedFreehold
19, Hernen Road SS8 8BT 21 Feb 2018£275,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
4, Hernen Road SS8 8BT 19 Dec 2017£257,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
13, Hernen Road SS8 8BT 10 Aug 2017£316,000 DetachedFreehold
28, Hernen Road SS8 8BT 21 Jun 2017£225,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
17A, Hernen Road SS8 8BT 31 Mar 2017£195,000 DetachedFreehold
9, Hernen Road SS8 8BT 28 Feb 2017£305,000 DetachedFreehold
2, Hernen Road SS8 8BT 17 Feb 2017£285,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
22, Hernen Road SS8 8BT 20 Dec 2016£195,000 Semi-detachedFreehold

Sale prices are as recorded by HM Land Registry. Some sales (for example repossessions and company purchases) are listed but left out of the averages.

Sale history: homes sold more than once

AddressSalesChange
9, Hernen Road £305,000 (Feb 2017) → £390,000 (Feb 2026) +28%
over 9 yrs
22, Hernen Road £195,000 (Dec 2016) → £325,000 (Feb 2026) +67%
over 9 yrs
2, Hernen Road £285,000 (Feb 2017) → £335,000 (Sep 2025) +18%
over 9 yrs
7, Hernen Road £246,000 (Dec 2018) → £305,000 (May 2023) +24%
over 4 yrs
19, Hernen Road £275,000 (Feb 2018) → £266,000 (Sep 2019) → £270,000 (May 2020) → £262,000 (Dec 2020) -5%
over 3 yrs
17A, Hernen Road £195,000 (Mar 2017) → £222,000 (Jul 2019) +14%
over 2 yrs
23, Hernen Road £355,000 (Feb 2018) → £345,000 (Aug 2018) -3%
over under a year

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Schools near Hernen Road

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School and Nursery 200 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 2–11 Good Report 0.4 mi
Castle View School 1,098 pupils Secondary 11–16 Requires improvement Report 0.5 mi
St Katherine's Church of England Primary School 213 pupils Primary Church of England 3–11 Good Report 0.6 mi
Winter Gardens Academy 411 pupils Primary 2–11 Good Report 0.6 mi
William Read Primary Academy 189 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.9 mi
Athena School 2 pupils Other independent special school 8–17 Report 1.0 mi
Lubbins Park Primary Academy 211 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 1.0 mi
Leigh Beck Infant School and Nursery Academy 342 pupils Primary 2–7 Report 1.1 mi

Source: Department for Education (Get Information about Schools) and Ofsted. Grades are from each school's last graded inspection; newer inspections use report cards without a single overall grade, so check the full report. Distances are straight-line. Check catchment areas with the local council.

Getting around, shops and health

Train stations

  • Benfleet station 1.8 mi · 36 min walk
  • Leigh-on-Sea station 2.2 mi · 43 min walk
  • Chalkwell station 3.3 mi · 1 hr 7 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Whernside Avenue (opp, Dovervelt Rd) 1 min walk
  • Whernside Avenue (adj, Dovervelt Rd) 1 min walk
  • Mornington Road (adj, Central Wall Rd) 3 min walk
  • Mornington Road (opp, Central Wall Rd) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Oaklands Surgery
    Central Canvey Primary Care Centre, Long Road, Canvey Island · 0.5 mi
  • The Island Surgery
    Long Road, Canvey Island · 0.5 mi
  • The Community Practice
    Central Canvey Primary Care Centre, Long Road, Canvey Island · 0.5 mi
  • Ghauri Practice
    1A Hawkesbury Road, Canvey Island · 1.2 mi

Supermarkets

  • Morrisons Daily Morrisons Daily Canvey Island Dovervelt Rd · 0.2 mi
  • Sainsburys Sainsburys Canvey Island · 0.4 mi
  • Iceland Iceland Canvey Island · 0.5 mi
  • Morrisons Morrisons Winter Gardens Canvey Island · 0.7 mi

Pharmacies

  • Boots · 0.4 mi
  • Rocialle Direct · 0.5 mi
  • Well · 0.5 mi

Dentists

  • Eldertree Dental Practice · 0.3 mi
  • Dental Surgery · 0.4 mi
  • Oak Road Dental Practice · 0.5 mi

Sources: Department for Transport (NaPTAN), NHS England organisation data, and GEOLYTIX Retail Points (open data). Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance.

Area profile

Deprivation

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This neighbourhood is in decile 5 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived 10% of areas in England and 10 the least deprived.

Income4 of 10
Employment4 of 10
Education and skills3 of 10
Health and disability6 of 10
Crime6 of 10
Access to housing and services5 of 10
Living environment6 of 10

Each domain ranked in deciles across England (10 = least deprived).

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned79.4%62.5%
Private rented14.9%20.3%
Social rented5.7%17.1%
Households582

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1517.6%17.4%
Aged 15–6461.3%64.1%
Aged 65+21.1%18.6%
Residents1,425

Broadband

HereUK
Superfast (30Mbit+)100%95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)100%80%
Gigabit-capable100%80%

Share of homes on this street's postcodes that can get each speed. UK figure is the average across all postcodes. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Mobile signal

HereEng & Wales
4G indoors, all 4 networks83%89%
4G indoors, at least 1 network100%100%
4G outdoors, all 4 networks100%99%
Calls indoors, all 4 networks87%92%

Share of homes across Castle Point with good coverage (Jul 2025). Signal varies street by street; check your exact address on Ofcom's checker. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Neighbourhood figures cover the surrounding Lower Layer Super Output Area (about 1,500 residents). Sources: Census 2021 (ONS) and the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

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Who lives around Hernen Road

Ethnic group

HereCastle Point
White94.8%94.8%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.7%1.6%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.3%1.7%
Other ethnic group0.6%0.5%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.5%1.3%

Religion

HereCastle Point
Christian46.7%48.6%
No religion46.5%43.5%
Not answered4.3%5.1%
Muslim1.3%0.8%
Jewish0.6%0.7%
Other religion0.6%0.4%
Buddhist0.1%0.3%
Hindu0%0.5%

Country of birth

HereCastle Point
Born in the UK95.2%95.2%
Born outside the UK4.8%4.8%

Highest qualification

HereCastle Point
No qualifications25.8%23.9%
Level 3 qualifications19.5%17%
Level 2 qualifications17.2%17%
Level 4 qualifications and above14.7%18.5%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications14.6%13.6%
Apprenticeship5.3%6.8%
Other qualifications2.9%3.3%

General health

HereCastle Point
Very good health43%45.7%
Good health39.2%35.1%
Fair health12.8%13.8%
Bad health4.5%4.2%
Very bad health0.6%1.2%

Cars or vans per household

HereCastle Point
1 car or van in household41.8%39.2%
2 cars or vans in household32.9%31.4%
3 or more cars or vans in household13.4%14.5%
No cars or vans in household11.9%15%

Source: Census 2021 (ONS), via Nomis. Percentages of usual residents or households, as recorded in March 2021.

Figures cover the surrounding neighbourhood (Lower Layer Super Output Area, about 1,500 residents). Full demographics of Castle Point.

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