1 St James Road, Vange, Basildon, SS16 4XS
About 1 St James Road
1 St James Road is a two-bedroom detached house in Vange, Basildon, Basildon (SS16 4XS). It has a recorded floor area of 86 m² (around 926 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (November 2013) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since September 2011. Between certificates, window efficiency dropped from Good to Average and lighting dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from November 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a conservatory.
Untraded for 21 years, with the last transfer in January 2005. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £354,000 sits 64.7% above the 2005 sale of £215,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£232/sq ft) was about 15.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2014. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- ConservatoryYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
Energy performance
1 St James Road sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 08 Nov 2023
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
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Planning history
1 St James Road has an approved side extension on the planning record.
1 application on record at 1 St James Road, Vange, Basildon, SS16 4XS
- Mar 2014ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Side of property
Single storey side extension
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 14/00100/FULL
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Sales history & valuation
£354,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£215,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
19 January 2005Most recent
£215,000
Median price across the last 3 sales in SS16 4XS: £182,000 (2007–2002).
Versus other St James Road homes
Price per m² for 1 St James Road runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,500
Street avg £1,862
Floor Area
86 m²
Street avg 102 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.3 t/year
Street avg 3.8 t/year
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Crime
10/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Health Centre — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Cherry Tree Primary School. 24 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.9dB







