24 Courtney Park Road, Langdon Hills, Basildon, SS16 6RE

24 Courtney Park Road is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Langdon Hills, Basildon, Basildon (SS16 6RE). It has a recorded floor area of 49 m² (around 527 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band B. At 49 m² this is the 12th smallest of 44 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 37–74 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to B, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (July 2020) shows an E (score 43), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since December 2008. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Average; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average and hot-water efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 71), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

Held since October 2005 — that's 21 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across 1995–2005, sale prices on this property compounded at 12.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £192,000 sits 60% above the 2005 sale of £120,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£228/sq ft) was about 25.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 84% of similar EPCs). 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count.