18 Crouch Street, Basildon, SS15 4AX

18 Crouch Street is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Basildon (SS15 4AX). It has a recorded floor area of 51 m² (around 549 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band A. At 51 m² this is the 3rd smallest of 13 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 48–127 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to C, with this unit at the bottom. Other recorded features include a conservatory and outbuildings. The latest certificate (July 2023) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (February 2010); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 75).

At 51 m² it sits well below the postcode median (100 m² across 12 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Across 1997–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.6% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£352/sq ft) was about 73.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £193,000 in March 2019.