12 Driftway, Basildon, SS16 4XB
About 12 Driftway
12 Driftway is a mid-terrace house in Basildon (SS16 4XB). It has a recorded floor area of 97 m² (around 1044 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (July 2020) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 85).
Across 1996–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £339,000 is 25.6% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£259/sq ft) was about 75.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: June 2021 at £270,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Planning history
12 Driftway 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
12 Driftway has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1996.
£339,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.4% per year over 25 years.
£270,000
Growth on file: 8.4% per year over 25 years.
Sales timeline
15 June 2021Most recent
£270,000
+671.4%over 25 years28 March 1996
£35,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SS16 4XB: £235,000 (2024–2013).
Versus other Driftway homes
12 Driftway outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,784
Street avg £2,482
Floor Area
97 m²
Street avg 94 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.4 t/year
Street avg 4.2 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
Chaseway — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Ryedene Primary and Nursery School. 21 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
58.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
51.4dB







