The Icon, Flat 16, Southernhay, Basildon, SS14 1FG

The Icon is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Basildon (SS14 1FG). It has a recorded floor area of 79 m² (around 850 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2007 onwards and council tax band C. At 79 m² this is the largest unit on EPC record across The Icon (38–79 m²). The building's EPC ratings span D to B across 57 units on file. The latest certificate (February 2020) shows a C (score 72). When first surveyed in August 2009 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. Main heating runs on electricity.

It hasn't traded since February 2008, a hold of 18 years that's notably long for the area. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 79 m² the property is well over the postcode median (58 m² across 56 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £187,000 is 14% above the 2008 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£193/sq ft) was about 28.7% below the postcode norm.