31 The Glen, Vange, Basildon, SS16 4XJ

31 The Glen is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Vange, Basildon, Basildon (SS16 4XJ). It has a recorded floor area of 53 m² (around 570 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band B. At 53 m² this is the 25th smallest of 42 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 33–109 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to B, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (45 versus a best of 82). The latest certificate (May 2017) shows an E (score 45), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (May 2013); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Average to Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor and main heating dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

It hasn't traded since September 2007, 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. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 1997–2007, sale prices on this property compounded at 9.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £199,000 sits 63.1% above the 2007 sale of £122,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£214/sq ft) was about 35.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode.