# 18 HIGHCLIFFE CLOSE, WICKFORD, BASILDON, ESSEX, SS11 8JZ

## Property details

- Slug: `16f512d` (address key hash: `16f512d6478c9516bff6e5ea61c7758f687a150c`)
- Postcode: SS11 8JZ
- Transactions on record: 2

- Tenure: Freehold
- Property type: Terraced
- Bedrooms: 3
- Bathrooms: 2
- Floor area: 94 m²
- EPC rating: E
- Year built: England and Wales: 1967-1975
- Last sold: £435,000 Mar 2026
- Price per m²: £4,628/m²
- Local average: £366,313 (8 sales)
- Street crime: 142 incidents within 1 mile (May 2026)

## Latest sale

- Price: £435,000
- Date: 2026-03-25
- Type: T
- Tenure: F

## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

- **Current rating:** E
- **Potential rating:** C
- **Expiry date:** 15/02/2027
- **Current heating cost:** £942/year
- **Est. upgrade cost to C:** £29,148

### Recommendations
- B (£500 - £1,500)
- Q (£4,000 - £14,000)
- W2 (£4,000 - £6,000)
- C (£15 - £30)
- E (£25)
- I (£2,200 - £3,000)
- N (£4,000 - £6,000)
- U (£5,000 - £8,000)

[View full EPC on gov.uk](https://find-energy-certificate.service.gov.uk/energy-certificate/8943-7822-4580-0976-4996)

## Price history

| Event | Date | Price | Type | % change | Today’s value (HPI) | Transaction |
|-------|------|-------|------|--------|---------------------|-------------|
| Sold | 2026-03-25 | £435,000 | Terraced | +253.7% | £435,442 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/50d10b83-f46b-b8d0-e063-4704a8c08d98) |
| Sold | 2000-05-26 | £123,000 | Terraced | — | £582,476 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/0273fcb2-ba46-4530-b347-4eaa0a78fc3a) |

*Today’s value (HPI): adjusted using published house price index trends for the area and property type; not a valuation of the property today.*

## Sales History

*Recorded sales for this property. Data from Land Registry Price Paid.*

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 18 HIGHCLIFFE CLOSE, WICKFORD, BASILDON, ESSEX, SS11 8JZ | £435,000 | 25/03/2026 | Terraced |
| 18 HIGHCLIFFE CLOSE, WICKFORD, BASILDON, ESSEX, SS11 8JZ | £123,000 | 26/05/2000 | Terraced |

## Historic listings

Listing activity only where we matched the listing to a Land Registry sale already on record for this address.

- Matched listing: [166992821](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/6cc4006)

| Event | Date | Price |
|-------|------|-------|
| sold | 2026-01-01 | £435,000 |
| listed | 2025-09-15 | £425,000 |
| sold | 2006-01-01 | £227,500 |
| sold | 2000-01-01 | £123,000 |

## Sold Comparables

*Same street and nearby sales within 0.25 miles. Data from Land Registry Price Paid. Last 5 years.*

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 48 ST CLERES CRESCENT, WICKFORD, BASILDON, ESSEX, SS11 8NN | £420,000 | 06/01/2023 | Terraced |
| 28 ST CLERES CRESCENT, WICKFORD, BASILDON, ESSEX, SS11 8NN | £362,000 | 06/04/2022 | Terraced |
| 54 HIGHCLIFFE ROAD, WICKFORD, BASILDON, ESSEX, SS11 8JX | £375,000 | 19/11/2021 | Terraced |
| 111 HILL AVENUE, WICKFORD, BASILDON, ESSEX, SS11 8LP | £340,000 | 29/09/2021 | Terraced |
| 48 ST CLERES CRESCENT, WICKFORD, BASILDON, ESSEX, SS11 8NN | £305,000 | 28/09/2021 | Terraced |

**Area average:** £360,400 (5 sales)

## Capital growth trend

*Land Registry outcode average from sold prices: last 12 months vs 5y and 10y ago.*

- **5y growth:** -10%
- **10y growth:** 34.7%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

*Official index for Basildon; Terraced series; as of April 2026.*

- **1y growth (index):** -0.5%
- **5y growth (index):** 14.1%
- **10y growth (index):** 39.1%

## Rental Range

*ONS Price Index of Private Rents (Basildon). Low / Realistic / Optimistic = conservative / average / best case.*

- **Low:** £1,269/mo
- **Realistic:** £1,410/mo
- **Optimistic:** £1,551/mo

## LHA (Local Housing Allowance)

*VOA 30th percentile rent floor for South West Essex (Apr 2025 – Mar 2026).*

## Rental Comparables

*Residential lets from OpenRent and Rightmove for the area (same bedroom count). Use to validate rent estimates. Student lets are excluded.*

| Title | Rent | Beds | Distance | As seen on |
|------|------|------|------|------|
| 3 Bed End Terrace, Seven Acres, SS11 | £2,300/mo | 3 | 0.32 miles | OpenRent |

**Average rent: £2,300/mo (1 listing)**

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.53% (weak for cashflow)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £287,500
- **Target investor price (1%):** £230,000

*Monthly rent ÷ price. 1%+ = strong, 0.8–1% = okay, <0.8% = weak. Max investor price = rent ÷ 0.8% (Stoke-style target). Target investor price = rent ÷ 1% (strong cashflow band). Based on OpenRent comparables.*

## Rent-driven metrics

*Based on OpenRent comparables (median £2,300/mo).*

- **Gross yield:** 6.3%
- **Cost-to-rent:** 15.8×
- **Monthly cashflow:** £332/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term)
- **Cash-on-cash ROI:** 3.2%

*Gross yield = annual rent as % of price (no costs). Cost-to-rent = price ÷ annual rent (from OpenRent comparables); under 14× = strong, 14–16× = acceptable, 17×+ = compressed. Cashflow = rent − mortgage − 10% maintenance − £25/mo compliance; assumes 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term. ROI = annual profit ÷ cash in (deposit + 4% purchase costs).*

## Flood risk

- **Zone:** 1
- **Risk:** Low
- **Source:** Job (default Low)

[Check long-term flood risk (GOV.UK)](https://check-long-term-flood-risk.service.gov.uk/postcode)

## Street-level crime

| Category | Count |
|----------|-------|
| Violence and sexual offences | 51 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 44 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 12 |
| Other theft | 12 |
| Vehicle crime | 7 |
| Public order | 5 |
| Bicycle theft | 2 |
| Burglary | 2 |
| Shoplifting | 2 |
| Theft from the person | 2 |
| Drugs | 1 |
| Other crime | 1 |
| Robbery | 1 |
| **Total incidents** | **142** |

*Within 1 mile during May 2026. Source: data.police.uk (England & Wales).*

## Schools nearby

*Nearest open schools with Ofsted ratings (England). Closed schools are not shown.*

| Name | Type | Distance | Ofsted |
|------|------|----------|--------|
| Hilltop Infant School | Primary | 0.1 miles | — (Inspected (no overall grade)) |
| Beauchamps High School | Secondary | 0.2 miles | Outstanding — 19 Nov 2014 |
| Hilltop Junior School | Primary | 0.2 miles | Good — 2 Mar 2022 |
| The Wickford Church of England School | Primary | 0.3 miles | Outstanding — 14 Nov 2023 |
| North Crescent Primary School | Primary | 0.8 miles | Good — 20 May 2024 |

## FENSA Certificates

This property has 1 FENSA certificate(s) on record.

### FENSA Certificate #14359685
- **Address:** 18 Highcliffe Close, WICKFORD, SS11 8JZ
- **Certificate Issued:** 13/12/2020
- **Work Completed:** 07/12/2020
- **Items:** 1 door(s)