The Icon, Flat 4, Southernhay, Basildon, SS14 1FG

The Icon is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Basildon (SS14 1FG). It has a recorded floor area of 38 m² (around 414 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band C. At 38 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across The Icon (38–79 m²). The building's EPC ratings span D to B, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (58 versus a best of 85). The latest certificate (September 2009) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 74). Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from September 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 38 m² it sits well below the postcode median (58 m² across 56 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£459/sq ft) was about 71.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: November 2018 at £190,000.