278, Long Road
278, Long Road
Description & Estimates
278, Long Road, Canvey Island appears in the public record as a freehold house sitting on a 302 m2 plot.
By comparing it to nearby properties, we estimate it to be a mid-century house with 1,650 ft2 of internal area and a garden.
Locally, houses of this size normally have 5 bedrooms.
Our estimate of the sale value of 278, Long Road, Canvey Island is £419,002 and its rental estimate is £1,978 per month, given the available information and assuming reasonable condition.
Long Road, Canvey Island, SS8 falls within the SS8 postal district, in the borough of Castle Point.
Our Data Sources
278, Long Road, Canvey Island has 21 entries in the Land Registry , most recently in March 2007 and no records in the EPC database.
We combine this sold price information with public data of neighbouring properties to estimate the attributes and values.
The local information is scored as 5 out of 5 and is considered of high accuracy.
Price Range & Condition
The condition of a property plays an important role in determining its value, with the degree of impact varying by property type, size and location.
For 278, Long Road, Canvey Island, we estimate a market value of £439,952 and a rental value of £2,077 per month when presented in very good decorative order. Should the property require extensive cosmetic improvement, those figures would reduce to £389,672 and £1,840 per month respectively.
Recent Market Change
Over the last year, 278, Long Road, Canvey Island has seen its estimated sale value decrease by £9,016 (2.2%) and its estimated rental value grow by £43 per month (2.2%). This results in an estimated gross rental yield of 5.7%.
Plot Size
HM Land Registry records the plot of land for 278, Long Road, Canvey Island as measuring 302 m2.
That makes it the 14th largest plot in the postcode, where 24 of the 36 other houses have recorded plot data.
Sold Prices
The most recent sale of 278, Long Road, Canvey Island completed on 1st March 2007 at £250,000 and was recorded by HM Land Registry as a freehold house.
Since 1995 the property has sold twice.
Values of comparable properties have risen by 104.1% over the period since March 2007.
- Sold Mar 2007£250,000
- Sold Nov 2004£249,950
Similar Properties Sold Nearby
Over the past 2 years 3 properties similar to 278, Long Road, Canvey Island have sold within a radius of 570 metres, per the Land Registry and our network of Estate Agents.
The latest, on the 24th March 2026, was 329, Long Road, Canvey Island, SS8 0JQ, a freehold house which sold for £425,000.
Read more about house prices in SS8.
•Nearby is defined as the radius comprising the nearest 2,000 addresses.
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Location Comparison
Of the 297 addresses on Long Road, Canvey Island, SS8, 278, Long Road, Canvey Island comes out as the 34th largest and the 68th most expensive in our analysis of the public data.
It is also £95k more expensive than the average property across the SS8 district.
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Schools Nearby
- 100mCanvey Junior School
- 100mCanvey Island Infant School and Nursery
- 500mWilliam Read Primary Academy
- 1.6kmCastle View School
- 4.3kmThe King John School
- 5.0kmThe Appleton School
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Public Transport Nearby
From 278, Long Road, Canvey Island, the nearest station is Benfleet, 2.7 kilometres away.
- 2.7kmBenfleet
- 5.3kmLeigh-on-Sea
- 6.4kmPitsea
Available Internet Speeds
Broadband here reaches ultrafast speeds, based on recent Ofcom data.
According to recent data from Ofcom, Ultrafast broadband is available in the area.
Risk of Flooding
The flood risk here is rated very low, based on Environment Agency data.
