7 Ellswood, Laindon, Basildon, SS15 4HE

7 Ellswood is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Laindon, Basildon, Basildon (SS15 4HE). It has a recorded floor area of 37 m² (around 398 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (March 2021) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in October 2009 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77). Main heating runs on electricity. At 37 m² this is the 4th smallest of 10 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 34–59 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C across 10 units on file.

Held since October 2002 — that's 24 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across 1998–2002, sale prices on this property compounded at 15% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £176,000 sits 114.6% above the 2002 sale of £82,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£206/sq ft) was about 18.6% below the postcode norm. At 37 m² it's 27.5% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (51 m² median across 9 EPCs). 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count.