What kind of home is 27 Sparrows Herne, SS16 5JH?

27 Sparrows Herne, SS16 5JH is a 3-bedroom semi-detached house, which has been extended.

What did 27 Sparrows Herne, SS16 5JH sell for?

27 Sparrows Herne, SS16 5JH last sold for £400,000 in December 2020, around 6 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £60,000 in February 1995. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 27 Sparrows Herne, SS16 5JH?

Across 3 sales between February 1995 and December 2020, 27 Sparrows Herne, SS16 5JH rose from £60,000 to £400,000, a change of £340,000. That works out to roughly +7.6% per year compounded over 26 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 27 Sparrows Herne, SS16 5JH?

The current EPC rating for 27 Sparrows Herne, SS16 5JH is E with a score of 40 out of 100, lodged in March 2014. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 27 Sparrows Herne, SS16 5JH?

27 Sparrows Herne, SS16 5JH has a recorded floor area of 82 m² (883 sq ft), around 27 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 25% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in SS16 5JH. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 27 Sparrows Herne, SS16 5JH use?

The latest EPC at 27 Sparrows Herne, SS16 5JH records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Are there any planning records for 27 Sparrows Herne, SS16 5JH?

27 Sparrows Herne, SS16 5JH has council approval for part-single-part-two-storey side and rear extension granted in October 2021 under ref. 21/01294/FULL. Source: PlanIt planning register.

What is the council tax band for 27 Sparrows Herne, SS16 5JH?

27 Sparrows Herne, SS16 5JH is in council tax band D.

Which area is 27 Sparrows Herne, SS16 5JH in?

27 Sparrows Herne, SS16 5JH sits in Basildon. It falls within the SS16 postcode district in Essex.

Is 27 Sparrows Herne, SS16 5JH in a safe area?

Police records around 27 Sparrows Herne, SS16 5JH show an average of 10 reported crimes per month over the last 13 months. Shoplifting makes up roughly 57% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is falling (12% versus the prior period). Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 27 Sparrows Herne, SS16 5JH?

The closest primary school to 27 Sparrows Herne, SS16 5JH is Kingswood Primary School and Nursery (271m), one of 20 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Woodlands School (598m), with 5 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What transport links are near 27 Sparrows Herne, SS16 5JH?

The closest bus stop to 27 Sparrows Herne, SS16 5JH is Sparrows Herne, 135m away. The nearest rail option is Basildon Rail Station, 752m away.

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27 Sparrows Herne, Basildon, SS16 5JH

3 sales on record1 planning record

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

82 m²

883 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 40

Council tax

Band D

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 27 Sparrows Herne

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

27 Sparrows Herne is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Basildon (SS16 5JH). It has a recorded floor area of 82 m² (around 883 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (March 2014) shows an E (score 40), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 80), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from March 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.

One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2021. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1995–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.6% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£453/sq ft) was about 164.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 82 m² it's 29.7% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (117 m² median across 6 EPCs). Last sale on file: £400,000 in December 2020.

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms3
Bathrooms1
Utility roomYes

Outside

Private gardenRear
GarageYes
Summer houseYes

Building

Previously extendedYes

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Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

27 Sparrows Herne's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 26 Mar 2024

EPC Rating

E40

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Average

Windows

Poor

CO2 Emissions

6.4 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 27 Sparrows Herne, Basildon, SS16 5JH, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 application on record at 27 Sparrows Herne, Basildon, SS16 5JH

1decisions1extensions8documents7nearby

Oct 2021
ExtensionFull
Outcome in report
Extension: Part single, part two storey · Side and rear of property
Single storey front extension, two-storey front and side extensions, First floor rear extension. Internal Alterations
Documents
8 docs on file
Reference
21/01294/FULL
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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Price for 27 Sparrows Herne has grown more than fourfold since the 1995 starting point.

Current estimate

£434,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.6% per year over 26 years.

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Last sold (2020)

£400,000

Growth on file: 7.6% per year over 26 years.

Sales timeline

4 December 2020Most recent
£400,000
+77.4%over 14 years
1 December 2006
£225,500
+275.8%over 11 years
28 February 1995
£60,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in SS16 5JH: £275,000 (2024–2008).

Nearby sales in SS16 5JH

On the street

Versus other Sparrows Herne homes

Four headline reads against 6 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

27 Sparrows Herne is notably below the street on epc rating.

Price per m²

£4,878

Street avg £2,235

Strongly above

Floor Area

82 m²

Street avg 119 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

6.4 t/year

Street avg 4.5 t/year

Strongly below

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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Full Basildon report

Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.

Crime

10/mo

Falling year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Sparrows Herne — bus stop.

Closest school

0.3 km

Kingswood Primary School and Nursery. 25 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around SS16 5JH from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

48.7dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for SS16 5JH

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.8dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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