8 Box Close, Laindon, Basildon, SS15 4AG
About 8 Box Close
8 Box Close is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Laindon, Basildon, Basildon (SS15 4AG). It has a recorded floor area of 59 m² (around 637 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (August 2011) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 72). The latest certificate is from August 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 59 m² the property is well over the postcode median (43 m² across 18 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 72% of similar EPCs). Last sold in March 2016, so it's been off the market for around 10 years. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1998–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £316,000 is 26.9% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£391/sq ft) was about 53.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
Energy performance
8 Box Close's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 25 Aug 2021
EPC Rating
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Planning history
8 Box Close has no planning applications on record.
A planning report still maps activity across the surrounding area and reads this property's extension & conversion potential.
Sales history & valuation
8 Box Close has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1998.
£316,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.8% per year over 18 years.
£249,000
Growth on file: 7.8% per year over 18 years.
Sales timeline
1 March 2016Most recent
£249,000
+49.5%over 3 years30 May 2012
£166,500
-8.0%over 4 years20 August 2007
£181,000
+174.2%over 9 years29 June 1998
£66,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SS15 4AG: £195,000 (2024–2022).
Nearby sales in SS15 4AG
15 Box Close, Laindon, Basildon, SS15 4AG
Sold Dec 2024
£187,0002 Box Close, Laindon, Basildon, SS15 4AG
Sold Aug 2024
£330,0003 Box Close, Laindon, Basildon, SS15 4AG
Sold Aug 2024
£325,00019 Box Close, Laindon, Basildon, SS15 4AG
Sold Dec 2023
£177,00022 Box Close, Laindon, Basildon, SS15 4AG
Sold Aug 2022
£195,000
Versus other Box Close homes
8 Box Close is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£4,206
Street avg £4,327
Floor Area
59 m²
Street avg 61 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.2 t/year
Street avg 2.5 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
4/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Sweet Briar Drive — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Laindon Park Primary School & Nursery. 18 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
56.3dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
48.1dB







