5 Bedford Road, Basildon, SS15 6PG
About 5 Bedford Road
5 Bedford Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Basildon (SS15 6PG). It has a recorded floor area of 51 m² (around 549 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (December 2014) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 90), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from December 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 51 m² it sits well below the postcode median (115 m² across 30 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 77% of similar EPCs). One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2016. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2002–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £415,000 is 22.8% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£616/sq ft) was about 156.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £338,000 in December 2019.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- Private gardenRear
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 14 Dec 2024
EPC Rating
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Planning history
5 Bedford Road has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
1 application on record at 5 Bedford Road, Basildon, SS15 6PG
- Jan 2016ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extension
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- 15/01543/FULL
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has at least doubled since 2002.
£415,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.1% per year over 18 years.
£338,000
Growth on file: 6.1% per year over 18 years.
Sales timeline
12 December 2019Most recent
£338,000
+50.2%over 4 years13 October 2015
£225,000
+87.5%over 13 years16 May 2002
£120,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SS15 6PG: £375,000 (2025–2023).
Nearby sales in SS15 6PG
Versus other Bedford Road homes
On price per m², 5 Bedford Road stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£6,627
Street avg £3,146
Floor Area
51 m²
Street avg 121 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.3 t/year
Street avg 5.9 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
4/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Durham Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Merrylands Primary School. 15 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.5dB







