3 Olive Court, Southernhay Close, Basildon, SS14 1FL
About 3 Olive Court
3 Olive Court is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Basildon (SS14 1FL). It has a recorded floor area of 52 m² (around 560 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 2007-2011. At 52 m² this is the 6th smallest of 20 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 42–89 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 (66 versus a best of 83). The latest certificate (July 2023) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since October 2011. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and window efficiency dropped from Very Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2012–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 4% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£402/sq ft) was about 41.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £225,000 in January 2024.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms2
Energy performance
3 Olive Court sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls changed
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
3 Olive Court has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
13applications of note in the surrounding area
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Sales history & valuation
3 Olive Court valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£227,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.0% per year over 11 years.
£225,000
Growth on file: 4.0% per year over 11 years.
Sales timeline
10 January 2024Most recent
£225,000
+54.1%over 11 years16 November 2012
£145,995
Median price across the last 5 sales in SS14 1FL: £220,000 (2025–2024).
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£225,000
Versus other Southernhay Close homes
3 Olive Court outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,327
Street avg £3,299
Floor Area
52 m²
Street avg 58 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.0 t/year
Street avg 1.6 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
7/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Audley Way — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Ghyllgrove Primary School. 27 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.3dB







