1 Waterville Drive, Vange, Basildon, SS16 4TZ

1 Waterville Drive is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Vange, Basildon, Basildon (SS16 4TZ). It has a recorded floor area of 50 m² (around 538 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band A. At 50 m² this is the 25th smallest of 42 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 30–68 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to B, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (February 2014) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it C (May 2010); the latest reading is 2 bands lower. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Average and lighting went from Very Poor to Poor; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from February 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Untraded for 16 years, with the last transfer in August 2010. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 1996–2010, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £157,000 sits 68.8% above the 2010 sale of £93,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£173/sq ft) was about 17.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode.