The Icon, Flat 80, Southernhay, Basildon, SS14 1FH

The Icon is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Basildon (SS14 1FH). It has a recorded floor area of 43 m² (around 463 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2007-2011 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (March 2025) returns a high B (score 85), putting the home a stone's throw from an A rating. The rating has held steady at B across 2 certificates since March 2015. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. Main heating runs on electricity. At 43 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 55 units on EPC record in The Icon, where floor areas span 43–67 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to B, with this unit at the top. On EPC score it ranks first in the building (85 versus a worst of 53).

It hasn't traded since October 2009, a hold of 17 years that's notably long for the area. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. At 43 m² it's 25.9% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (58 m² median across 54 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 83% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £170,000 is 30.8% above the 2009 sale price.