27 Chestnut Road, Vange, Basildon, SS16 4TD

27 Chestnut Road is a detached house in Vange, Basildon, Basildon (SS16 4TD). It has a recorded floor area of 29 m² (around 312 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (November 2019) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it B (May 2009); the latest reading is 2 bands lower. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and main heating went from Poor to Average; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average and hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80). Main heating runs on electricity. At 29 m² this is the 5th 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 across 76 units on file.

Held since January 2010 — that's 16 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across 1995–2010, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £132,000 sits 89.9% above the 2010 sale of £69,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£223/sq ft) was about 71% above the typical sold price in the postcode.