39 High Road North, Laindon, Basildon, SS15 4DH

39 High Road North is a five-bedroom semi-detached house in Laindon, Basildon, Basildon (SS15 4DH). It has a recorded floor area of 156 m² (around 1679 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (December 2023) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in February 2009 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good and main heating went from Average to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average and roof efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump.

Held since November 2009 — that's 17 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. At 156 m² the property is well over the postcode median (116 m² across 23 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 1996–2009, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £551,000 sits 83.7% above the 2009 sale of £299,995. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£179/sq ft) was about 39.3% below the postcode norm.