3 Walnut Close, Laindon, Basildon, SS15 4DS

3 Walnut Close is a four-bedroom detached house in Laindon, Basildon, Basildon (SS15 4DS). It has a recorded floor area of 55 m² (around 592 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (August 2019) returns a B (score 81), comfortably above the UK average. When first surveyed in January 2009 the rating was C, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Average, lighting went from Average to Good and main heating went from Poor to Average. Main heating runs on electricity. At 55 m² this is the 9th smallest of 17 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 42–88 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to B, with this unit at the top. The property has an EV charger on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.

It hasn't traded since July 2004, a hold of 22 years that's notably long for the area. Today's modelled estimate of £238,000 sits 68.9% above the 2004 sale of £140,940. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£238/sq ft) was about 20.8% below the postcode norm. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 81% of similar EPCs).