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

8 Amersham Avenue is a one-bedroom detached house in Langdon Hills, Basildon, Basildon (SS16 6SJ). It has a recorded floor area of 43 m² (around 463 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (November 2020) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in September 2009 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Average, lighting went from Average to Very Good and main heating went from Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76). Main heating runs on electricity. At 43 m² this is the 5th smallest of 19 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 39–213 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C across 19 units on file.

Across 1998–2011, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £188,000 sits 79% above the 2011 sale of £105,000. At 43 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. Last sold in September 2011, so it's been off the market for around 15 years. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property.