20 Downs Grove, Basildon, SS16 4QL
About 20 Downs Grove
20 Downs Grove is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Basildon (SS16 4QL). It has a recorded floor area of 83 m² (around 893 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (August 2014) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 87), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from August 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Untraded for 21 years, with the last transfer in April 2005. At 83 m² the property is well over the postcode median (57 m² across 57 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 1999–2005, sale prices on this property compounded at 15.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £345,000 sits 91.7% above the 2005 sale of £180,000. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2008. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
Outside
- GarageIntegral
Building
- Heating systemGas
- RefurbishedYes
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Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
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Planning history
Council records include a two-storey side extension at 20 Downs Grove.
1 application on record at 20 Downs Grove, Basildon, SS16 4QL
- Nov 2008ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Two storey · Side of property
Two storey side extension
- Reference
- 08/01214/FULL
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has at least doubled since 1999.
£345,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 15.4% per year over 6 years.
£180,000
Growth on file: 15.4% per year over 6 years.
Sales timeline
27 April 2005Most recent
£180,000
+132.3%over 5 years10 June 1999
£77,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in SS16 4QL: £350,000 (2025–2024).
Versus other Downs Grove homes
On habitable rooms, 20 Downs Grove stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£2,169
Street avg £3,509
Floor Area
83 m²
Street avg 75 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.0 t/year
Street avg 3.1 t/year
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Crime
10/mo
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Nearest stop
0.1 km
Glenmere — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Vange Primary School and Nursery. 22 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
55.3dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
48.0dB