15 Downs Grove, Basildon, SS16 4QL

15 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 (December 2023) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since September 2013. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 75). Main heating runs on electricity. At 43 m² this is the 3rd smallest of 58 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 27–116 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to B across 58 units on file.

Untraded for 30 years, with the last transfer in February 1996. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £171,000 sits 442.9% above the 1996 sale of £31,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£68/sq ft) was about 66% below the postcode norm. At 43 m² it sits well below the postcode median (67 m² across 57 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.