7 Basildon Drive, Basildon, SS15 5QN

7 Basildon Drive is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Basildon (SS15 5QN). It has a recorded floor area of 46 m² (around 495 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (November 2020) shows a C (score 72). When first surveyed in December 2009 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good and main heating went from Poor to Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average and lighting dropped from Very Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 92), a 2-band jump.

At 46 m² it sits well below the postcode median (72 m² across 19 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 2018–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £341,000 is 21.8% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£565/sq ft) was about 111.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold May 2021 for £280,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.