14 Bellfield, Basildon, SS16 4SX

14 Bellfield is a four-bedroom mid-terrace house in Basildon (SS16 4SX). It has a recorded floor area of 50 m² (around 538 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. At 50 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (50–109 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the top. On EPC score it ranks first in the building (79 versus a worst of 43). The latest certificate (March 2013) shows a C (score 79), near the top of the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 81). The latest certificate is from March 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since November 2006 — that's 20 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Today's modelled estimate of £267,000 sits 69% above the 2006 sale of £158,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£294/sq ft) was about 17.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 50 m² it sits well below the postcode median (98 m² across 7 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 71% of similar EPCs).