What kind of home is 5a, Briar Mead, SS15 6ER?

5a, Briar Mead, SS15 6ER is a 2-bedroom semi-detached house.

What was the last sold price for 5a, Briar Mead, SS15 6ER?

5a, Briar Mead, SS15 6ER last sold for £250,000 in April 2022, around 4 years ago. Land Registry has 4 sales on record going back to £68,000 in July 2001. Source: HM Land Registry.

Has 5a, Briar Mead, SS15 6ER appreciated in value?

Across 4 sales between July 2001 and April 2022, 5a, Briar Mead, SS15 6ER rose from £68,000 to £250,000, a change of £182,000. That works out to roughly +6.5% per year compounded over 21 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 5a, Briar Mead, SS15 6ER have?

The current EPC rating for 5a, Briar Mead, SS15 6ER is E with a score of 47 out of 100, lodged in February 2017. The assessor estimates the property could reach a D. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 5a, Briar Mead, SS15 6ER?

5a, Briar Mead, SS15 6ER has a recorded floor area of 64 m² (689 sq ft), around 32 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 9% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in SS15 6ER. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 5a, Briar Mead, SS15 6ER use?

The latest EPC at 5a, Briar Mead, SS15 6ER records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 5a, Briar Mead, SS15 6ER?

5a, Briar Mead, SS15 6ER is in council tax band B. That sits at the lower end of the A-H ladder, typically reflecting smaller floor areas or lower 1991 valuations.

Which area is 5a, Briar Mead, SS15 6ER in?

5a, Briar Mead, SS15 6ER sits in Basildon. It falls within the SS15 postcode district in Essex.

How safe is the area around 5a, Briar Mead, SS15 6ER?

Police records around 5a, Briar Mead, SS15 6ER show an average of 4 reported crimes per month over the last 9 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 32% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 5a, Briar Mead, SS15 6ER?

The closest primary school to 5a, Briar Mead, SS15 6ER is Millhouse Primary School (453m), one of 12 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is The James Hornsby School (903m).

How well connected is 5a, Briar Mead, SS15 6ER?

The closest bus stop to 5a, Briar Mead, SS15 6ER is Tattenham Road, 53m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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5a, Briar Mead, Basildon, SS15 6ER

4 sales on record

Property type

Semi-detached

Floor 1st

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

64 m²

689 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 47

Council tax

Band B

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 5a

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

5a is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Basildon (SS15 6ER). It has a recorded floor area of 64 m² (around 689 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (February 2017) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 65).

On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Last sale on file: £250,000 in April 2022. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. Across 2001–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.5% per year.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

Bedrooms2
Bathrooms1

Outside

Private gardenRear
DrivewayYes

Building

RefurbishedYes

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Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

5a sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

EPC Rating

E47

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Average

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

5.0 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 5a, Briar Mead, Basildon, SS15 6ER, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

5a has no planning applications on record.

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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Sale price has grown by over 3x since 2001.

Current estimate

£272,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.5% per year over 21 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£250,000

Growth on file: 6.5% per year over 21 years.

Sales timeline

21 April 2022Most recent
£250,000
+16.3%over 4 years
2 August 2017
£215,000
+126.3%over 13 years
11 August 2003
£95,000
+39.7%over 2 years
16 July 2001
£68,000

Median price across the last 1 sales in SS15 6ER: £190,000 (2021–2021).

Nearby sales in SS15 6ER

5 Briar Mead, Basildon, SS15 6ER
Sold Mar 2021
£190,000

On the street

Versus other Briar Mead homes

Four headline reads against 15 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

EPC Rating for 5a lags the street by a wide margin.

EPC Rating

47 (E)

Street avg 79 (C)

Strongly below

Floor Area

64 m²

Street avg 65 m²

Below

CO₂ Emissions

5.0 t/year

Street avg 1.7 t/year

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 3 rooms

On par

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Basildon district page.

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Crime

4/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Tattenham Road — bus stop.

Closest school

0.5 km

Millhouse Primary School. 13 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around SS15 6ER from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

52.4dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for SS15 6ER

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

41.9dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

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FAQ

Common questions

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