8 Britten Close, Langdon Hills, Basildon, SS16 6TB
About 8 Britten Close
8 Britten Close is a semi-detached house in Langdon Hills, Basildon, Basildon (SS16 6TB). It has a recorded floor area of 82 m² (around 883 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (February 2021) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (October 2010); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump.
Last sale on file: £390,000 in April 2021. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 80% of similar EPCs). Across 1998–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £456,000 is 16.9% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£442/sq ft) was about 89.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
More low energy lighting installed
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Planning history
8 Britten Close has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
4 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
Price for 8 Britten Close has grown more than fourfold since the 1998 starting point.
£456,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.3% per year over 23 years.
£390,000
Growth on file: 6.3% per year over 23 years.
Sales timeline
5 April 2021Most recent
£390,000
+81.4%over 10 years7 January 2011
£215,000
+115.0%over 11 years15 August 1999
£99,995
+2.6%over 1 year5 August 1998
£97,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in SS16 6TB: £325,000 (2025–2019).
Nearby sales in SS16 6TB
14 Britten Close, Langdon Hills, Basildon, SS16 6TB
Sold May 2025
£540,00023 Britten Close, Langdon Hills, Basildon, SS16 6TB
Sold Aug 2022
£325,00025 Britten Close, Langdon Hills, Basildon, SS16 6TB
Sold Mar 2021
£275,00031 Britten Close, Langdon Hills, Basildon, SS16 6TB
Sold Aug 2020
£300,0002 Britten Close, Langdon Hills, Basildon, SS16 6TB
Sold Nov 2019
£560,000
Versus other Britten Close homes
EPC Rating for 8 Britten Close lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,756
Street avg £3,643
Floor Area
82 m²
Street avg 93 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.2 t/year
Street avg 3.2 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
10/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Kenton Way — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Merrylands Primary School. 12 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.7dB







