13 Sparrows Herne, Basildon, SS16 5JH

13 Sparrows Herne is a five-bedroom semi-detached house in Basildon (SS16 5JH). It has a recorded floor area of 133 m² (around 1432 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (October 2019) returns a B (score 82), comfortably above the UK average. When first surveyed in September 2011 the rating was E, the property has climbed 3 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average, roof efficiency went from Average to Very Good and hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Good. The property has solar panels on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. Other recorded features include outbuildings. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.

At 133 m² it's 18.2% larger than the typical home in the postcode (113 m² median across 6 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Today's modelled estimate of £581,000 sits 144.1% above the 2012 sale of £238,000. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, a garage conversion and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On the market in July 2012 and unlisted since — roughly 14 years.