What type of property is Birchmores, Flat 7, Merrylands, SS15 6RG?

Birchmores, Flat 7, Merrylands, SS15 6RG is a 2-bedroom end-of-terrace house.

What was the last sold price for Birchmores, Flat 7, Merrylands, SS15 6RG?

Birchmores, Flat 7, Merrylands, SS15 6RG last sold for £180,000 in April 2021, around 5 years ago. Land Registry has 4 sales on record going back to £65,500 in October 2002. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of Birchmores, Flat 7, Merrylands, SS15 6RG changed over time?

Across 4 sales between October 2002 and April 2021, Birchmores, Flat 7, Merrylands, SS15 6RG rose from £65,500 to £180,000, a change of £114,500. That works out to roughly +5.6% per year compounded over 18 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for Birchmores, Flat 7, Merrylands, SS15 6RG?

The current EPC rating for Birchmores, Flat 7, Merrylands, SS15 6RG is C with a score of 70 out of 100, lodged in September 2016. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of Birchmores, Flat 7, Merrylands, SS15 6RG?

Birchmores, Flat 7, Merrylands, SS15 6RG has a recorded floor area of 54 m² (581 sq ft), around 27 m² per bedroom. Source: EPC Register.

How is Birchmores, Flat 7, Merrylands, SS15 6RG heated?

The latest EPC at Birchmores, Flat 7, Merrylands, SS15 6RG records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is Birchmores, Flat 7, Merrylands, SS15 6RG?

Birchmores, Flat 7, Merrylands, SS15 6RG is in council tax band A. That sits at the lower end of the A-H ladder, typically reflecting smaller floor areas or lower 1991 valuations.

Where is Birchmores, Flat 7, Merrylands, SS15 6RG located?

Birchmores, Flat 7, Merrylands, SS15 6RG sits in Basildon. It falls within the SS15 postcode district in Essex.

Is Birchmores, Flat 7, Merrylands, SS15 6RG in a safe area?

Police records around Birchmores, Flat 7, Merrylands, SS15 6RG 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.

Which schools serve Birchmores, Flat 7, Merrylands, SS15 6RG?

The closest primary school to Birchmores, Flat 7, Merrylands, SS15 6RG is Merrylands Primary School (748m), one of 11 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is The James Hornsby School (1.3km).

What transport links are near Birchmores, Flat 7, Merrylands, SS15 6RG?

The closest bus stop to Birchmores, Flat 7, Merrylands, SS15 6RG is Powell Road, 209m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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Birchmores, Flat 7, Merrylands, Basildon, SS15 6RG

Extendable4 sales on record

Property type

End terrace

Floor 1st

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

54 m²

581 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 70

Council tax

Band A

Tenure

Freehold

Overview

About Birchmores

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

Birchmores is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Basildon (SS15 6RG). It has a recorded floor area of 54 m² (around 581 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band A. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (September 2016) shows a C (score 70). The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since August 2013. Between certificates, lighting dropped from Average to Very Poor. At 54 m² this is the 4th smallest of 6 units on EPC record in Birchmores, where floor areas span 49–60 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to B across 6 units on file. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.

Last sale on file: £180,000 in April 2021. 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 2002–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £201,000 is 11.7% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£310/sq ft) was about 113.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

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

Communal gardenYes
ParkingAllocated

Building

TenureFreehold
RefurbishedYes
Extension potentialPossible

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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.

Current Certificate(1 of 2)

Sept 2016

EPC Rating

C70

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

2.1 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Late 20th century1st Floor FlatFreeholdEPC CExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Birchmores, Flat 7, Merrylands, Basildon, SS15 6RG, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Birchmores has no planning applications on record.

A planning report still maps activity across the surrounding area and reads this property's extension & conversion potential.

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

Birchmores has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2002.

Current estimate

£201,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.6% per year over 18 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£180,000

Growth on file: 5.6% per year over 18 years.

Sales timeline

7 April 2021Most recent
£180,000
+2.9%over 4 years
16 December 2016
£175,000
+90.2%over 2 years
15 October 2014
£92,000
+40.5%over 11 years
31 October 2002
£65,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in SS15 6RG: £160,000 (2024–2020).

Nearby sales in SS15 6RG

On the street

Versus other Merrylands homes

Four headline reads against 23 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Birchmores outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£3,333

Street avg £2,286

Strongly above

Floor Area

54 m²

Street avg 53 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 2 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

2.1 t/year

Street avg 2.1 t/year

On par

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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.

Full Basildon report

Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.

Crime

4/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.2 km

Powell Road — bus stop.

Closest school

0.7 km

Merrylands Primary School. 12 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

49.6dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for SS15 6RG

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.8dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

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80 dB

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Common questions

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