42, Melville Drive
42, Melville Drive
Description & Estimates
42, Melville Drive, Wickford is described in the public record as a modern house with 1,517 ft2 of internal area, sitting on a 243 m2 plot.
Locally, houses of this size normally have 4 bedrooms with a garden.
Our estimate of the sale value of 42, Melville Drive, Wickford is £522,779 and its rental estimate is £2,163 per month, given the available information and assuming reasonable condition.
Melville Drive, Wickford, SS12 falls within the SS12 postal district, in the borough of Basildon.
Our Data Sources
42, Melville Drive, Wickford has no recent1 records in the the Land Registry and a single entry in the EPC database dated May 2016.
We combine this information with public data of neighbouring properties to estimate the property attributes and values.
The local information is scored as 5 out of 5 and is considered of high accuracy.
Price Range & Condition
The condition of a property plays an important role in determining its value, with the degree of impact varying by property type, size and location.
For 42, Melville Drive, Wickford, we estimate a market value of £548,918 and a rental value of £2,271 per month when presented in very good decorative order. Should the property require extensive cosmetic improvement, those figures would reduce to £486,185 and £2,011 per month respectively.
Recent Market Change
Over the last year, 42, Melville Drive, Wickford has seen its estimated sale value move down by £5,174 (1.0%) and its estimated rental value increase by £71 per month (3.3%). This results in an estimated gross rental yield of 5.0%.
Plot Size
HM Land Registry records the plot of land for 42, Melville Drive, Wickford as measuring 243 m2.
That makes it the 28th largest plot in the postcode, where 77 of the 79 other houses have recorded plot data.
Energy Efficiency
42, Melville Drive, Wickford has an Energy Performance Rating (EPC) of D. This is based on the most recent assessment, dated 26 May 2016.
The property is connected to mains gas and has fully double glazed windows. It is heated using Boiler and radiators, mains gas.
Sold Prices
The most recent sale of 42, Melville Drive, Wickford completed on 31st August 2000 at £143,995 and was recorded by HM Land Registry as a freehold house.
Since 1995 the property has sold twice.
- Sold Aug 2000£143,995
- Sold Mar 1997£94,995
Similar Properties Sold Nearby
Over the past 2 years 3 properties similar to 42, Melville Drive, Wickford have sold within a radius of 620 metres, per the Land Registry and our network of Estate Agents.
The latest, on the 4th June 2024, was 58, Melville Drive, Wickford, SS12 9FE, a freehold house which sold for £600,000.
Read more about house prices in SS12.
•Nearby is defined as the radius comprising the nearest 2,000 addresses.
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Location Comparison
Of the 79 addresses on Melville Drive, Wickford, SS12, 42, Melville Drive, Wickford comes out as the 13th largest and the 12th most expensive in our analysis of the public data.
It is also £130k more expensive than the average property across the SS12 district.
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Schools Nearby
- 300mOakfield Primary School
- 800mAbacus Primary School
- 1.0kmNorth Crescent Primary School
- 1.2kmThe Bromfords School
- 1.9kmBeauchamps High School
- 3.8kmThe Basildon Upper Academy
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Public Transport Nearby
From 42, Melville Drive, Wickford, the nearest station is Wickford, 1.7 kilometres away.
- 1.7kmWickford
- 4.0kmBattlesbridge
- 4.6kmPitsea
Available Internet Speeds
Broadband here reaches superfast speeds, based on recent Ofcom data.
According to recent data from Ofcom, Superfast broadband is available in the area.
Risk of Flooding
The flood risk here is rated very low, based on Environment Agency data.
