39 Cherrydown East, Basildon, SS16 5GJ

39 Cherrydown East is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Basildon (SS16 5GJ). It has a recorded floor area of 72 m² (around 775 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2007-2011 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (September 2022) returns a B (score 81), comfortably above the UK average. When first surveyed in June 2009 the rating was C, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Good to Very Good, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Average to Very Good. Main heating runs on electricity. At 72 m² this is the 45th smallest of 46 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 34–72 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to B, with this unit at the top.

Held since December 2009 — that's 16 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. Today's modelled estimate of £237,000 sits 50% above the 2009 sale of £158,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£204/sq ft) was about 17.2% below the postcode norm. At 72 m² it's 18% larger than the typical home in the postcode (61 m² median across 45 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 84% of similar EPCs).