4 Furlongs, Basildon, SS16 4BW
About 4 Furlongs
4 Furlongs is a four-bedroom detached house in Basildon (SS16 4BW). It has a recorded floor area of 150 m² (around 1615 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (September 2024) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80). Other recorded features include a conservatory and outbuildings. The home occupies a corner plot.
At 150 m² the property is well over the postcode median (82 m² across 26 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It changed hands recently, sold December 2025 for £620,000. 3 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1997–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.3% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£384/sq ft) was about 86.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- EnsuiteYes
- ConservatoryYes
Outside
- GarageDouble
- OutbuildingsYes
- Corner plotYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
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Certificate validity
Valid until 24 September 2034
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Planning history
4 Furlongs has an approved rear extension on the planning record.
3 applications on record at 4 Furlongs, Basildon, SS16 4BW
1 live now- Feb 2016OutbuildingFullOutcome in report
Installation of a manufactured carport to front driveway
- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- 15/01422/FULL
- More recent applications — locked
- Tree WorksApr 2026Decision
- ExtensionFeb 2016Decision
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 4 Furlongs was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£636,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.3% per year over 28 years.
£620,000
Growth on file: 6.3% per year over 28 years.
Sales timeline
19 December 2025Most recent
£620,000
+463.6%over 28 years17 July 1997
£110,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SS16 4BW: £380,000 (2026–2022).
Versus other Furlongs homes
4 Furlongs outperforms the street on habitable rooms by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,133
Street avg £3,154
Floor Area
150 m²
Street avg 89 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.1 t/year
Street avg 3.6 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
203/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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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.9dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.8dB