1 Brooke House, Town Square, Basildon, SS14 1HX
About 1 Brooke House
1 Brooke House is an end-of-terrace house in Basildon (SS14 1HX). It has a recorded floor area of 50 m² (around 538 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (April 2019) shows an F (score 37), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 66), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. At 50 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 4 units on EPC record in 1 Brooke House, where floor areas span 49–62 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (37 versus a best of 69).
On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £163,000 is 41.7% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£214/sq ft) was about 111.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: December 2019 at £115,000.
Energy performance
1 Brooke House sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Planning history
1 Brooke House has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
13applications of note in the surrounding area
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 1 Brooke House was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£163,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£115,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
2 December 2019Most recent
£115,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SS14 1HX: £87,000 (2022–2016).
Nearby sales in SS14 1HX
5 Brooke House, Town Square, Basildon, SS14 1HX
Sold Apr 2022
£78,00037 Brooke House, Town Square, Basildon, SS14 1HX
Sold Oct 2017
£87,00035 Brooke House, Town Square, Basildon, SS14 1HX
Sold Jan 2017
£105,00017 Brooke House, Town Square, Basildon, SS14 1HX
Sold May 2016
£90,00038 Brooke House, Town Square, Basildon, SS14 1HX
Sold Jan 1998
£18,000
Versus other Town Square homes
Price per m² for 1 Brooke House runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,300
Street avg £1,235
Floor Area
50 m²
Street avg 53 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.6 t/year
Street avg 3.4 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
0.2 km
Bus Station — bus station.
Closest school
0.5 km
Ghyllgrove Primary School. 26 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
53.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.9dB







