5 Downs Grove, Basildon, SS16 4QL

5 Downs Grove is a two-bedroom detached house in Basildon (SS16 4QL). It has a recorded floor area of 50 m² (around 538 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (September 2017) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in September 2009 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good and main heating went from Very Poor to Poor; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average and hot-water efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. Main heating runs on electricity. At 50 m² this is the 13th 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. Other recorded features include a loft.

Last sold in January 2018, so it's been off the market for around 8 years. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1996–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.4% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£344/sq ft) was about 73.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 50 m² it's 25.4% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (67 m² median across 57 EPCs).