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Forge Cottage, Dunton Road, Basildon, SS15 4BU

Estimated value

£211,000

  • Against SS15 4BU's recent median (£720,000)-71%

Newest record on this page: June 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.

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Property type
Semi-detached
Habitable rooms
2
From EPC
Floor area
36 m²
388 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 39
Council tax
Band B
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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Valuation

About this valuation

How the figure is worked out and what it's based on. If you know this home, you can tell other visitors what you think it's worth.

Our estimate

£211,000

  • Against SS15 4BU's recent median (£720,000)-71%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for Forge Cottage is modelled from its 36 m² EPC floor area, the absence of a recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in SS15 4BU. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.

What it's based on

  • Floor area

    36 m² from the EPC lodged in September 2019

  • Sales of this home

    No sale recorded since 1995

  • Recent sales in SS15 4BU

    5 sales, median £720,000 (2025–2014)

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DataThis pageFull report
SalesLatest sale shown: June 2025Latest available records, read when you order
ValuationEstimate from the last refreshAnalysed against comparable sales
PlanningNone on this homeFull history, plus nearby schemes
Flood riskNot shownIncluded
Price

Sales history & valuation

Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Forge Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.

No sales recorded with HM Land Registry

That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.

Median price across the last 5 sales in SS15 4BU: £720,000 (2025–2014).

Risks

What this page doesn't show

Nothing is flagged from the data on this page, but these checks are only run in the report. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
  • Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
  • Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
  • Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report

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Overview

About Forge Cottage

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

Forge Cottage is a semi-detached house in Basildon (SS15 4BU). It has a recorded floor area of 36 m² (around 388 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (September 2019) shows an E (score 39), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 89), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

At 36 m² it sits well below the postcode median (169 m² across 7 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 86% of similar EPCs).

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

Current Certificate
Sept 2019

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E39
F
G
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Very Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
5.3 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Valid until 30 September 2029

2 years remaining
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Forge Cottage, Dunton Road, Basildon, SS15 4BU, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Forge Cottage has no planning applications on record.

A planning report still maps activity across the surrounding area and reads this property's extension & conversion potential.

On the street

Versus other Dunton Road homes

Four headline reads against 7 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Forge Cottage is notably below the street on floor area.

EPC Rating

39 (E)

Street avg 66 (D)

Strongly below

Floor Area

36 m²

Street avg 167 m²

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

5.3 t/year

Street avg 5.7 t/year

On par

Habitable Rooms

2 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly below
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Basildon district page.
Full Basildon report

Crime

181/mo

Falling year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Dunton Road — bus stop.

Closest school

0.9 km

Millhouse Primary School. 15 schools nearby.

Nearest schools

  • Millhouse Primary SchoolPrimary858m
  • Laindon Park Primary School & NurseryPrimary1.1km
  • Noak Bridge Primary SchoolPrimary1.3km
  • The James Hornsby SchoolSecondary1.4km

Nearest stops

  • Dunton RoadBus stop142m
  • Steeple ViewBus stop180m
  • Osier DriveBus stop211m
  • Old FortuneBus stop283m

Most reported crime locally

  • Violence & Sexual Offences1,214 reports42%
  • Vehicle Crime283 reports10%
  • Criminal Damage & Arson282 reports10%
  • Anti-social Behaviour267 reports9%

Go deeper on the local area

A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around SS15 4BU from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for SS15 4BU

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

54.5dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for SS15 4BU

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

47.3dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Level 3 Building Survey

Early 20th centurySemi-Detached HouseEPC ENo mains gasSolid (non-cavity) wallsLow flood risk

Because the property has no mains gas supply and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.

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Comparables

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Method

How to read this page

Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
Valuation method in detail
How the estimate is made
The estimate for Forge Cottage is modelled from its 36 m² EPC floor area, the absence of a recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in SS15 4BU. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
Where sold prices come from
Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. No sale is recorded for Forge Cottage, which usually means it hasn't changed hands since 1995 or the sale was not for value. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
Reading the EPC
Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for Forge Cottage was lodged in September 2019 at band E and is valid until September 2029. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
Planning records
Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. None is matched to Forge Cottage. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
Area figures
Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 16 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 15 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from SS15 4BU, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
Council tax band
Forge Cottage is in council tax band B. Bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency from historic values (1 April 1991 in England, 1 April 2003 in Wales), not today's price; the amount you pay depends on the council's rate for the band.
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