3 Doves Mews, Laindon, Basildon, SS15 4HZ

3 Doves Mews is a four-bedroom detached house in Laindon, Basildon, Basildon (SS15 4HZ). It has a recorded floor area of 93 m² (around 1001 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (April 2025) shows a C (score 73). When first surveyed in March 2009 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 84). Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.

Held since December 2009 — that's 16 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. Across 1997–2009, sale prices on this property compounded at 7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £491,000 sits 98.4% above the 2009 sale of £247,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£247/sq ft) was about 127.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 93 m² it's 19.1% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (115 m² median across 3 EPCs).