3 Spruce Close, Laindon, Basildon, SS15 4DF

3 Spruce Close is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Laindon, Basildon, Basildon (SS15 4DF). It has a recorded floor area of 49 m² (around 527 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (December 2019) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in March 2010 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Average, lighting went from Average to Very Good and main heating went from Poor to Average; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 71). Main heating runs on electricity. At 49 m² this is the 19th 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 across 24 units on file.

Held since December 2010 — that's 15 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across 1996–2010, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £178,000 sits 74.5% above the 2010 sale of £102,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£193/sq ft) was about 28% below the postcode norm. At 49 m² it's 19.5% larger than the typical home in the postcode (41 m² median across 23 EPCs). 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count.