3 The Knowle, Basildon, SS16 4BP
About 3 The Knowle
3 The Knowle is a detached house in Basildon (SS16 4BP). It has a recorded floor area of 158 m² (around 1701 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (April 2019) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in March 2009 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good and main heating went from Average to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 71).
At 158 m² it's 18.8% larger than the typical home in the postcode (133 m² median across 8 EPCs).
Energy performance
3 The Knowle's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency improved
Cavity wall insulation installed
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Planning history
3 The Knowle has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
2 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
3 The Knowle has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£605,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in SS16 4BP: £430,000 (2019–2016).
Versus other The Knowle homes
On co₂ emissions, 3 The Knowle runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
59 (D)
Street avg 66 (D)
Floor Area
158 m²
Street avg 141 m²
CO₂ Emissions
7.1 t/year
Street avg 5.3 t/year
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
10/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Swan Mead — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Cherry Tree Primary School. 22 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.3dB







