Norfolk House, Wash Road, Basildon, SS15 4AZ

Norfolk House is a six-bedroom detached house in Basildon (SS15 4AZ). It has a recorded floor area of 167 m² (around 1798 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band F. There is a swimming pool on the plot, uncommon for the area. The property has an EV charger on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. Other recorded features include a conservatory, a self-contained annexe and attached land beyond the plot. The latest certificate (October 2022) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 74).

It hasn't traded since January 2007, a hold of 19 years that's notably long for the area. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. Across 2005–2007, sale prices on this property compounded at -10.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £1,036,000 sits 69.8% above the 2007 sale of £610,000. At 167 m² it's 20.1% larger than the typical home in the postcode (139 m² median across 7 EPCs). 6 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2007.