# 4 bedroom semi-detached house for sale (CM12 9JX) ## Property Details | Key | Value | |-----|-------| | Address | 3 TENSING GARDENS, BILLERICAY, ESSEX CM12 9JX | | Price | £650,000 | | Bedrooms | 4 | | Bathrooms | 2 | | Council tax | E | | Construction age | England and Wales: 1967-1975 | | Floor area | 151 m² | | Last sold | £670,000 Jan 2025 | ## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost - **Current rating:** C - **Potential rating:** B - **Expiry date:** 11/09/2034 - **Current heating cost:** £1,386/year - **Est. upgrade cost to C:** £5,500 ### Recommendations - B (£500 - £1,500) - U (£3,500 - £5,500) [View full EPC on gov.uk](https://find-energy-certificate.service.gov.uk/energy-certificate/2604-6783-1606-2116-3487) ## Description **SOLD BY ASHTON WHITE!!** Situated within this highly sought after turning, minutes walk of the High Street and Billericay Station, a beautifully presented four bedroom, extended semi-detached house which offers bright and highly appointed accommodation throughout. This stunning house has been adapted and upgraded considerably by the present owners and has to be viewed internally. The 26' long entrance hall incorporates a modern ground floor cloakroom, large built-in cupboard and also features a return staircase to the first floor with vaulted 'atrium' drawing lots of natural lighting from the first floor. The impressive open-plan kitchen/ dining room extends to some 24' in length with a bespoke fitted range of cabinets, drawers and eye level units finished with 'frost green' high gloss doors and contrasting white quartz effect work surfaces. From the dining area, a pair of glazed double doors open into the comfortable 19' lounge to the rear of the house with tall feature window and double opening French doors overlooking and leading to the garden. The current owners have modified the attached garage into a study/utility room with fitted cupboards incorporating space for washing machine and single bowl sink. Further door to garden and door to storage room. The generous master bedroom has the advantage of an en-suite shower and adjoins the fourth bedroom, now remodelled and incorporated into a dressing room. There are two further double bedrooms and a superb family bathroom with white suite, quality tiling and three display alcoves. Outside, the property benefits from off-road parking for up to five cars on block paved driveway. The attractive west-facing rear garden extends to 50' in length and commences with a wide, dark grey, raised composite deck with raised bench seating and steps down to a neat lawn flanked by a nice array of mature trees and shrubs including Maple, Fir and conifer providing seclusion. External perimeter garden lighting. **Entrance Hall** - 7.62m x 1.52m (25'0 x 5'0) - **Kitchen/Dining Room** - 7.42m x 3.66m max (24'4 x 12'0 max) - **Study/Utilty** - 3.66m x 2.57m (12'0 x 8'5) - **Lounge** - 5.97m x 3.43m (19'7 x 11'3) - **Bedroom One** - 4.78m max x 3.00m (15'8 max x 9'10) - **En-Suite Shower** - 1.75m x 1.52m (5'9 x 5'0) - **Dressing Room/Bedroom Four** - 2.79m x 2.13m max (9'2 x 7'0 max) - **Bedroom Two** - 3.66m x 2.34m (12'0 x 7'8) - **Bedroom Three** - 3.35m x 2.39m (11'0 x 7'10) - **Family Bathroom** - 2.69m x 1.65m (8'10 x 5'5) - **Westerly Facing Garden 50'X 30'** - ## Property Photos - ![D2B614AC-C1C2-45A4-987D-92F9A3A9A138.JPEG](/listings/photos/166548659/1347283) - D2B614AC-C1C2-45A4-987D-92F9A3A9A138.JPEG - ![IMG_1498.jpg](/listings/photos/166548659/1347284) - IMG_1498.jpg - ![IMG_1501.jpg](/listings/photos/166548659/1347285) - IMG_1501.jpg - ![IMG_1510 (Portal Size).jpg](/listings/photos/166548659/1347286) - IMG_1510 (Portal Size).jpg - ![IMG_1503.jpg](/listings/photos/166548659/1347287) - IMG_1503.jpg - ![IMG_1499.jpg](/listings/photos/166548659/1347288) - IMG_1499.jpg - ![IMG_1500.jpg](/listings/photos/166548659/1347289) - IMG_1500.jpg - ![IMG_1497.jpg](/listings/photos/166548659/1347290) - IMG_1497.jpg - ![IMG_1505.jpg](/listings/photos/166548659/1347291) - IMG_1505.jpg - ![IMG_1495 3.jpg](/listings/photos/166548659/1347292) - IMG_1495 3.jpg - ![IMG_1485.jpg](/listings/photos/166548659/1347293) - IMG_1485.jpg - ![IMG_1487.jpg](/listings/photos/166548659/1347294) - IMG_1487.jpg - ![IMG_1494.jpg](/listings/photos/166548659/1347295) - IMG_1494.jpg - ![IMG_1492.jpg](/listings/photos/166548659/1347296) - IMG_1492.jpg - ![IMG_1490.jpg](/listings/photos/166548659/1347297) - IMG_1490.jpg - ![IMG_1488.jpg](/listings/photos/166548659/1347298) - IMG_1488.jpg - ![IMG_1482.jpg](/listings/photos/166548659/1347299) - IMG_1482.jpg - ![IMG_1514 (Portal Size).jpg](/listings/photos/166548659/1347300) - IMG_1514 (Portal Size).jpg - ![IMG_1544.JPG](/listings/photos/166548659/1347301) - IMG_1544.JPG - ![IMG_1542.JPG](/listings/photos/166548659/1347302) - IMG_1542.JPG - ![IMG_1540.JPG](/listings/photos/166548659/1347303) - IMG_1540.JPG ## Floorplans - ![3 Tensing Gardens FP.jpg](/listings/photos/166548659/1347304) - 3 Tensing Gardens FP.jpg ## EPC Graphs - ![EE Rating](/listings/photos/166548659/1347305) - EE Rating ## Sales History *Recorded sales for this property. Data from Land Registry Price Paid.* | Address | Price | Date | Type | |---------|-------|------|------| | 3 TENSING GARDENS, BILLERICAY, BASILDON, ESSEX, CM12 9JX | £670,000 | 30/01/2025 | Semi-detached | | 3 TENSING GARDENS, BILLERICAY, BASILDON, ESSEX, CM12 9JX | £346,000 | 28/04/2011 | Semi-detached | ## Sold Comparables *Same street and nearby sales within 0.25 miles. Data from Land Registry Price Paid. Last 5 years.* | Address | Price | Date | Type | |---------|-------|------|------| | 20 ROMNEY ROAD, BILLERICAY, BASILDON, ESSEX, CM12 9NE | £480,000 | 19/12/2025 | Semi-detached | | 2 SHANKLIN AVENUE, BILLERICAY, BASILDON, ESSEX, CM12 9JJ | £950,000 | 29/08/2025 | Semi-detached | | 120 WESTERN ROAD, BILLERICAY, BASILDON, ESSEX, CM12 9JH | £795,000 | 16/07/2025 | Semi-detached | | 50 HUNTS MEAD, BILLERICAY, BASILDON, ESSEX, CM12 9JA | £475,000 | 13/02/2025 | Semi-detached | | 26 BEAUFORT ROAD, BILLERICAY, BASILDON, ESSEX, CM12 9JL | £410,000 | 25/09/2023 | Semi-detached | | 29 CHESTNUT AVENUE, BILLERICAY, BASILDON, ESSEX, CM12 9JG | £640,000 | 31/07/2023 | Semi-detached | | 17 HUNTS MEAD, BILLERICAY, BASILDON, ESSEX, CM12 9JA | £495,000 | 27/10/2022 | Semi-detached | | 14 WAKEFIELD AVENUE, BILLERICAY, BASILDON, ESSEX, CM12 9DN | £680,000 | 07/10/2022 | Semi-detached | | 65 HUNTS MEAD, BILLERICAY, BASILDON, ESSEX, CM12 9JA | £495,000 | 24/08/2022 | Semi-detached | | 19 ABBEY ROAD, BILLERICAY, BASILDON, ESSEX, CM12 9NF | £520,000 | 22/08/2022 | Semi-detached | | 3 HUNTS MEAD, BILLERICAY, BASILDON, ESSEX, CM12 9JA | £500,000 | 25/07/2022 | Semi-detached | | [Same street] 4 TENSING GARDENS, BILLERICAY, BASILDON, ESSEX, CM12 9JX | £687,500 | 11/07/2022 | Terraced | | [Same street] 2 TENSING GARDENS, BILLERICAY, BASILDON, ESSEX, CM12 9JX | £720,000 | 27/05/2022 | Semi-detached | | 15 ABBEY ROAD, BILLERICAY, BASILDON, ESSEX, CM12 9NF | £410,010 | 25/05/2022 | Semi-detached | | 31 HILLARY MOUNT, BILLERICAY, BASILDON, ESSEX, CM12 9JT | £522,500 | 23/05/2022 | Semi-detached | | 6 ABBEY ROAD, BILLERICAY, BASILDON, ESSEX, CM12 9NF | £647,500 | 18/05/2022 | Semi-detached | | 11 BOOTHAM CLOSE, BILLERICAY, BASILDON, ESSEX, CM12 9NQ | £380,000 | 16/05/2022 | Semi-detached | | 8 ABBEY ROAD, BILLERICAY, BASILDON, ESSEX, CM12 9NF | £695,000 | 26/04/2022 | Semi-detached | | 6 BOOTHAM ROAD, BILLERICAY, BASILDON, ESSEX, CM12 9NG | £467,000 | 30/03/2022 | Semi-detached | | 4 ROSSLYN ROAD, BILLERICAY, BASILDON, ESSEX, CM12 9JN | £640,000 | 25/02/2022 | Semi-detached | | 64 HUNTS MEAD, BILLERICAY, BASILDON, ESSEX, CM12 9JA | £535,000 | 22/02/2022 | Semi-detached | | 14 BOOTHAM ROAD, BILLERICAY, BASILDON, ESSEX, CM12 9NG | £509,000 | 07/02/2022 | Semi-detached | **Street average:** £703,750 (2 sales) **Area average:** £562,301 (20 sales) ## Price vs local average *Outcode + property type (HousePrices, last 2 years).* - **Local average:** £525,125 (32 Semi-detached, CM12, 2024–2026) - **Deviation:** +23.8% ## 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).* - **LHA floor (this property size):** £1,496/mo ## 1% Rule - **Rent ratio:** 0.22% (weak for cashflow) - **Max investor price (0.8%):** £176,250 - **Target investor price (1%):** £141,000 *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 Area rent estimate.* ## Price per Square Metre - **£/m²:** £4,305/m² ## Capital growth trend *Land Registry outcode average from sold prices: last 12 months vs 5y and 10y ago.* - **5y growth:** 2.6% - **10y growth:** 36.8% ## House Price Index (HM Land Registry) *Official index for Basildon; Semi-detached series; as of April 2026.* - **1y growth (index):** -0.2% - **5y growth (index):** 15% - **10y growth (index):** 38.2% ## 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)