40 Chestnut Road, Vange, Basildon, SS16 4TQ
About 40 Chestnut Road
40 Chestnut Road is an end-of-terrace house in Vange, Basildon, Basildon (SS16 4TQ). It has a recorded floor area of 118 m² (around 1270 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (January 2023) shows a C (score 73). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 84).
It hasn't traded since March 1996, a hold of 30 years that's notably long for the area. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 118 m² the property is well over the postcode median (48 m² across 64 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £387,000 sits 396.2% above the 1996 sale of £78,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£61/sq ft) was about 57.6% below the postcode norm.
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Planning history
40 Chestnut Road has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
2 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
40 Chestnut Road's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1996).
£387,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£78,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
27 March 1996Most recent
£78,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SS16 4TQ: £192,000 (2024–2023).
Nearby sales in SS16 4TQ
16 Chestnut Road, Vange, Basildon, SS16 4TQ
Sold May 2024
£148,000100 Chestnut Road, Vange, Basildon, SS16 4TQ
Sold Jan 2024
£115,000142 Chestnut Road, Vange, Basildon, SS16 4TQ
Sold Sept 2023
£192,00068 Chestnut Road, Vange, Basildon, SS16 4TQ
Sold Jun 2023
£350,00042 Chestnut Road, Vange, Basildon, SS16 4TQ
Sold Mar 2023
£395,000
Versus other Chestnut Road homes
40 Chestnut Road is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£661
Street avg £2,621
Floor Area
118 m²
Street avg 83 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.3 t/year
Street avg 3.1 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
10/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Chestnut Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Maple Grove Primary School. 20 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
60.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
52.7dB







