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Metz Avenue, Canvey Island

MyStreetCheck free street report: Metz Avenue, Canvey Island · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/canvey-island/metz-avenue/

House prices, sold prices and local information for SS8 9AX.

Average price (last 12 months)
£277,500
2 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£260,909
22 sales
Price range
£177k – £420k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
12 Mar 2026
SS8 9AX

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At a glance

House prices£278k average18% below the Canvey Island average CrimeAbout averageLower crime than about 60% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationAbout averageDecile 5 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station32 min walkBenfleet station Schools4 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband97% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 22 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 Metz Avenue, Canvey Island have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 2 homes sold here for an average of £277,500. Most sales here are detached homes, which have sold for an average of £265,676. That is 18% below the Canvey Island average of £339,461 over the same period. 3 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 3 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 77% detached, 23% semi-detached. Recorded sale prices on Metz Avenue range from £176,500 to £420,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold. Of 94 streets in Canvey Island with at least two sales in the last year, Metz Avenue ranks 87th for average price, making it one of the more affordable streets in the town.

House prices on Metz Avenue compared

Metz Avenue£277,500
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: £176,500 (1 sales)2016£177k2017: £251,250 (4 sales)2017£251k2019: £255,000 (2 sales)2019£255k2020: £203,000 (2 sales)2020£203k2021: £250,000 (3 sales)2021£250k2022: £297,500 (2 sales)2022£298k2023: £286,250 (2 sales)2023£286k2024: £265,000 (1 sales)2024£265k2025: £302,500 (4 sales)2025£303k2026: £250,000 (1 sales)2026£250k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 22 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Detached17£265,67612 Mar 2026
Semi-detached5£244,70026 Jun 2025

Sold prices on Metz Avenue

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
31A, Metz Avenue SS8 9AX 12 Mar 2026£250,000 DetachedFreehold
27B, Metz Avenue SS8 9AX 4 Dec 2025£305,000 DetachedFreehold
31A, Metz Avenue SS8 9AX 1 Aug 2025£240,000 DetachedFreehold
7, Metz Avenue SS8 9AX 3 Jul 2025£420,000 DetachedFreehold
30B, Metz Avenue SS8 9AX 26 Jun 2025£245,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
4A, Metz Avenue SS8 9AX 4 Mar 2024£265,000 DetachedFreehold
16B, Metz Avenue SS8 9AX 12 Jul 2023£275,000 DetachedFreehold
36, Metz Avenue SS8 9AX 1 Feb 2023£297,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
32A, Metz Avenue SS8 9AX 9 Dec 2022£345,000 DetachedFreehold
24B, Metz Avenue SS8 9AX 20 Apr 2022£250,000 DetachedFreehold
35, Metz Avenue SS8 9AX 30 Sep 2021£330,000 DetachedFreehold
14A, Metz Avenue SS8 9AX 10 Mar 2021£195,000 DetachedFreehold
6A, Metz Avenue SS8 9AX 8 Jan 2021£225,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
36, Metz Avenue SS8 9AX 22 Sep 2020£226,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
4B, Metz Avenue SS8 9AX 2 Mar 2020£180,000 DetachedFreehold
32A, Metz Avenue SS8 9AX 16 Dec 2019£290,000 DetachedFreehold
31, Metz Avenue SS8 9AX 3 Jan 2019£220,000 DetachedFreehold
32A, Metz Avenue SS8 9AX 15 Dec 2017£300,000 DetachedFreehold
26, Metz Avenue SS8 9AX 27 Apr 2017£265,000 DetachedFreehold
36, Metz Avenue SS8 9AX 27 Apr 2017£230,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
24A, Metz Avenue SS8 9AX 13 Apr 2017£210,000 DetachedFreehold
20, Metz Avenue SS8 9AX 15 Mar 2016£176,500 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
31A, Metz Avenue £240,000 (Aug 2025) → £250,000 (Mar 2026) +4%
over under a year
36, Metz Avenue £230,000 (Apr 2017) → £226,000 (Sep 2020) → £297,500 (Feb 2023) +29%
over 6 yrs
32A, Metz Avenue £300,000 (Dec 2017) → £290,000 (Dec 2019) → £345,000 (Dec 2022) +15%
over 5 yrs

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Schools near Metz Avenue

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School and Nursery 200 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 2–11 Good Report 0.3 mi
St Katherine's Church of England Primary School 213 pupils Primary Church of England 3–11 Good Report 0.3 mi
Winter Gardens Academy 411 pupils Primary 2–11 Good Report 0.3 mi
William Read Primary Academy 189 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.5 mi
Castle View School 1,098 pupils Secondary 11–16 Requires improvement Report 0.5 mi
The Cornelius Vermuyden School Secondary 11–16 Inadequate Report 0.7 mi
Canvey Primary School and Nursery 239 pupils Primary 3–11 Good Report 0.7 mi
Canvey Island Infant School and Nursery 216 pupils Primary 3–7 Report 0.7 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 1.6 mi · 32 min walk
  • Leigh-on-Sea station 2.6 mi · 53 min walk
  • Chalkwell station 3.8 mi · 1 hr 16 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Harrow Road (adj, Central Wall Rd) 6 min walk
  • Harrow Road (opp, Central Wall Rd) 6 min walk
  • Mornington Road (adj, Central Wall Rd) 7 min walk
  • Mornington Road (opp, Central Wall Rd) 7 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
  • Third Avenue Health Centre
    Third Avenue, Canvey Island · 0.8 mi

Supermarkets

  • Morrisons Morrisons Winter Gardens Canvey Island · 0.4 mi
  • Spar SPAR- V&N Canvey Island · 0.4 mi
  • Iceland Iceland Canvey Island · 0.5 mi
  • Sainsburys Sainsburys Canvey Island · 0.5 mi

Pharmacies

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

Dentists

  • Eldertree Dental Practice · 0.4 mi
  • Oak Road Dental Practice · 0.5 mi
  • Dental Surgery · 0.6 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.

Income5 of 10
Employment5 of 10
Education and skills3 of 10
Health and disability5 of 10
Crime7 of 10
Access to housing and services5 of 10
Living environment5 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned82.4%62.5%
Private rented15.4%20.3%
Social rented2.2%17.1%
Households596

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1512.8%17.4%
Aged 15–6456.8%64.1%
Aged 65+30.5%18.6%
Residents1,325

Broadband

HereUK
Superfast (30Mbit+)100%95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)97%80%
Gigabit-capable97%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 Metz Avenue

Ethnic group

HereCastle Point
White95.3%94.8%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2%1.6%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.7%1.3%
Other ethnic group0.8%0.5%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.2%1.7%

Religion

HereCastle Point
Christian53.5%48.6%
No religion40.5%43.5%
Not answered3.9%5.1%
Other religion0.8%0.4%
Jewish0.6%0.7%
Muslim0.5%0.8%
Buddhist0.2%0.3%
Sikh0.1%–

Country of birth

HereCastle Point
Born in the UK96.4%95.2%
Born outside the UK3.6%4.8%

Highest qualification

HereCastle Point
No qualifications29.9%23.9%
Level 3 qualifications18.6%17%
Level 2 qualifications14.4%17%
Level 4 qualifications and above14.2%18.5%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications13.4%13.6%
Apprenticeship6%6.8%
Other qualifications3.5%3.3%

General health

HereCastle Point
Very good health40.5%45.7%
Good health37.4%35.1%
Fair health15.7%13.8%
Bad health5.1%4.2%
Very bad health1.3%1.2%

Cars or vans per household

HereCastle Point
1 car or van in household44%39.2%
2 cars or vans in household27.2%31.4%
No cars or vans in household16.8%15%
3 or more cars or vans in household12.1%14.5%

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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