3 Sparrows Herne, Basildon, SS16 5JH
About 3 Sparrows Herne
3 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 (September 2017) shows an E (score 42), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 3-band jump. Other recorded features include a conservatory and outbuildings.
Held since August 1999 — that's 27 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £438,000 sits 325.2% above the 1999 sale of £103,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£117/sq ft) was about 40.1% below the postcode norm. At 82 m² it's 29.7% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (117 m² median across 6 EPCs).
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- ConservatoryYes
Outside
- ParkingOff street
- OutbuildingsYes
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Energy performance
3 Sparrows Herne's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
3 Sparrows Herne has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
7 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
3 Sparrows Herne's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1999).
£438,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£103,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
25 August 1999Most recent
£103,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SS16 5JH: £280,000 (2024–2010).
Nearby sales in SS16 5JH
Versus other Sparrows Herne homes
3 Sparrows Herne outperforms the street on years held by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,256
Street avg £2,960
Floor Area
82 m²
Street avg 119 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.3 t/year
Street avg 4.5 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.7dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.8dB