5 Grove Avenue, Langdon Hills, Basildon, SS16 6HJ
About 5 Grove Avenue
5 Grove Avenue is a four-bedroom detached house in Langdon Hills, Basildon, Basildon (SS16 6HJ). It has a recorded floor area of 182 m² (around 1959 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (October 2015) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 3 certificates since August 2011. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from October 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 182 m² the property is well over the postcode median (132 m² across 8 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2026. Past consents include an extension, a porch and solar panel installation, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2004–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £762,000 is 38.5% above the 2015 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£281/sq ft) was about 16.4% below the postcode norm. 11 years since the last transfer (July 2015).
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms3
Energy performance
5 Grove Avenue'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 12 Oct 2025
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water system upgraded
More low energy lighting installed
Hot water efficiency decreased
Window efficiency improved
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
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Planning history
Planning records include a solar-panel installation at 5 Grove Avenue.
1 application on record at 5 Grove Avenue, Langdon Hills, Basildon, SS16 6HJ
- Apr 2026PorchFullOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Erect single storey rear extension, front porch, rear pergola and install solar pv and landscape garden.
ExtensionSolar Panels- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 26/00104/FULL
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Sales history & valuation
5 Grove Avenue valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£762,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.6% per year over 12 years.
£550,000
Growth on file: 2.6% per year over 12 years.
Sales timeline
30 July 2015Most recent
£550,000
+34.1%over 11 years23 January 2004
£410,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SS16 6HJ: £660,000 (2024–2021).
Nearby sales in SS16 6HJ
9 Grove Avenue, Langdon Hills, Basildon, SS16 6HJ
Sold Nov 2024
£950,0007 Grove Avenue, Langdon Hills, Basildon, SS16 6HJ
Sold Nov 2023
£640,0008 Grove Avenue, Langdon Hills, Basildon, SS16 6HJ
Sold Nov 2022
£636,00019 Grove Avenue, Langdon Hills, Basildon, SS16 6HJ
Sold Sept 2021
£750,0002 Grove Avenue, Langdon Hills, Basildon, SS16 6HJ
Sold Feb 2021
£660,000
Versus other Grove Avenue homes
5 Grove Avenue is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£3,022
Street avg £5,460
Floor Area
182 m²
Street avg 170 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 8 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.7 t/year
Street avg 4.9 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
10/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Shelsley Drive — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Lincewood Primary Academy. 13 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.3dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.4dB







