20 Crouch Street, Basildon, SS15 4AX

20 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 top. The latest certificate (June 2017) shows a C (score 70).

Held since October 2007 — that's 19 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 51 m² it sits well below the postcode median (100 m² across 12 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Across 2000–2007, sale prices on this property compounded at 13.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £191,000 is 38.9% above the 2007 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£250/sq ft) was about 25.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode.