18 Chestnut Road, Vange, Basildon, SS16 4TQ

18 Chestnut Road is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Vange, Basildon, Basildon (SS16 4TQ). It has a recorded floor area of 29 m² (around 312 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (August 2023) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (August 2013); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Average; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and main heating dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80). Main heating runs on electricity. At 29 m² this is the 3rd smallest of 65 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 27–118 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to B across 65 units on file.

It hasn't traded since December 2006, a hold of 19 years that's notably long for the area. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1995–2006, sale prices on this property compounded at 11% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £128,000 sits 50.6% above the 2006 sale of £85,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£272/sq ft) was about 83.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 29 m² it sits well below the postcode median (49 m² across 64 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.