4 Furlongs, Basildon, SS16 4BW

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.

It hasn't traded since July 1997, a hold of 29 years that's notably long for the area. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. 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. Today's modelled estimate of £563,000 sits 411.8% above the 1997 sale of £110,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£68/sq ft) was about 66.1% below the postcode norm. 3 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.