11 Downs Grove, Basildon, SS16 4QL

11 Downs Grove is a two-bedroom detached house in Basildon (SS16 4QL). It has a recorded floor area of 43 m² (around 463 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (April 2025) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since April 2013. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77). Main heating runs on electricity. At 43 m² this is the 3rd smallest of 59 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 27–116 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to B across 59 units on file.

At 43 m² it sits well below the postcode median (68 m² across 58 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 9 years since the last transfer (August 2017). Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1995–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £196,000 is 12% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£378/sq ft) was about 88.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode.