14 Czarina Rise, Laindon, Basildon, SS15 5SS

14 Czarina Rise is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Laindon, Basildon, Basildon (SS15 5SS). It has a recorded floor area of 52 m² (around 560 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band C. At 52 m² this is the 4th smallest of 28 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 48–117 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to C, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (June 2020) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 3 certificates since September 2009. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Very Poor to Average; while main heating dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78). Main heating runs on electricity.

Across 2001–2014, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £224,000 sits 72.3% above the 2014 sale of £130,000. At 52 m² it's 25.7% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (70 m² median across 27 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 74% of similar EPCs). On the market in September 2014 and unlisted since — roughly 12 years.