17 Amersham Avenue, Langdon Hills, Basildon, SS16 6SJ

17 Amersham Avenue is a one-bedroom detached house in Langdon Hills, Basildon, Basildon (SS16 6SJ). It has a recorded floor area of 42 m² (around 452 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (July 2023) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in May 2009 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Poor to Average, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor; while main heating dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 73). Main heating runs on electricity. The property has solar panels on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal.

Across 2001–2013, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £196,000 sits 67.5% above the 2013 sale of £117,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£259/sq ft) was about 16.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 42 m² it sits well below the postcode median (69 m² across 18 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. On the market in December 2013 and unlisted since — roughly 12 years.