24 Chestnut Road, Vange, Basildon, SS16 4TQ

24 Chestnut Road is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace 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 1996-2002 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (February 2022) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since February 2012. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Average; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and main heating dropped from Average to Very Poor. 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.

Held since November 1995 — that's 31 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £131,000 sits 376.5% above the 1995 sale of £27,495. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£88/sq ft) was about 39.1% below the postcode norm. At 29 m² it sits well below the postcode median (49 m² across 64 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.