17 Box Close, Laindon, Basildon, SS15 4AG

17 Box Close is a one-bedroom detached house in Laindon, Basildon, Basildon (SS15 4AG). It has a recorded floor area of 33 m² (around 355 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band B. At 33 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (33–73 m²). The building's EPC ratings span D to B, with this unit at the bottom. Other recorded features include a balcony. The latest certificate (June 2019) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (March 2009); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 75).

Untraded for 29 years, with the last transfer in April 1997. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £172,000 sits 364.9% above the 1997 sale of £37,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£104/sq ft) was about 59.3% below the postcode norm. At 33 m² it's 23.3% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (43 m² median across 18 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 72% of similar EPCs). 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count.