17 Dewlands, Basildon, SS14 2BE

17 Dewlands is a semi-detached house in Basildon (SS14 2BE). It has a recorded floor area of 59 m² (around 635 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band A. At 59 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 7 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 47–89 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (July 2025) shows a C (score 70). When first surveyed in June 2016 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and lighting went from Poor to Good; while window efficiency dropped from Average to Poor.

On the market in December 2016 and unlisted since — roughly 10 years. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. At 59 m² it's 28.5% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (83 m² median across 6 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 83% of similar EPCs). Across 1998–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £185,000 is 17.1% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£249/sq ft) was about 77.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode.