26 Spruce Close, Laindon, Basildon, SS15 4DF

26 Spruce Close is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Laindon, Basildon, Basildon (SS15 4DF). It has a recorded floor area of 41 m² (around 441 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band B. At 41 m² this is the 8th smallest of 24 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 36–126 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to C, with this unit at the top. Other recorded features include a balcony. Period features are noted in the property record. The latest certificate (June 2021) shows a C (score 73). When first surveyed in April 2009 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor; while main heating dropped from Poor to Very Poor. Main heating runs on electricity.

Most recent transfer: February 2022 at £170,000. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 74% of similar EPCs). 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Across 1998–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £189,000 is 11.2% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£385/sq ft) was about 45.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode.