3 Furlongs, Basildon, SS16 4BW
About 3 Furlongs
3 Furlongs is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Basildon (SS16 4BW). It has a recorded floor area of 160 m² (around 1726 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (September 2011) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 73), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from September 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Untraded for 22 years, with the last transfer in June 2004. At 160 m² the property is well over the postcode median (82 m² across 26 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £403,000 sits 94.2% above the 2004 sale of £207,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£120/sq ft) was about 40.1% below the postcode norm.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
Energy performance
3 Furlongs sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 01 Sept 2021
EPC Rating
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Planning history
3 Furlongs 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 Furlongs valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£403,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£207,500
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
10 June 2004Most recent
£207,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in SS16 4BW: £390,000 (2024–2021).
Versus other Furlongs homes
3 Furlongs outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,294
Street avg £2,884
Floor Area
160 m²
Street avg 89 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
11.0 t/year
Street avg 3.4 t/year
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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
Cherry Tree School — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Cherry Tree Primary School. 23 schools nearby.
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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.8dB







