8 Gate Lodge Square, Basildon, SS15 4AP

8 Gate Lodge Square is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Basildon (SS15 4AP). It has a recorded floor area of 40 m² (around 431 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (March 2022) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 3 certificates since September 2009. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 2-band jump.

Held since December 2009 — that's 16 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. Across 1998–2009, sale prices on this property compounded at 15.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £229,000 sits 57.9% above the 2009 sale of £145,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£337/sq ft) was about 36.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 40 m² it's 27.3% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (55 m² median across 13 EPCs). 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count.