15 Chestnut Road, Vange, Basildon, SS16 4TD

15 Chestnut Road is a mid-terrace house in Vange, Basildon, Basildon (SS16 4TD). It has a recorded floor area of 30 m² (around 323 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (March 2024) returns a B (score 83), comfortably above the UK average. When first surveyed in January 2009 the rating was C, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and main heating went from Poor to Average; while lighting dropped from Very Good to Good. Main heating runs on electricity. At 30 m² this is the 21st smallest of 76 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 27–150 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to B, with this unit at the top.

Held since May 2009 — that's 17 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Across 1995–2009, sale prices on this property compounded at 6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £118,000 sits 129.1% above the 2009 sale of £51,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£159/sq ft) was about 23.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode.