Woodhatch, Cricket Hill Lane, Yateley, GU46 6BB

Woodhatch is a five-bedroom detached house in Yateley (GU46 6BB). It has a recorded floor area of 26 m² (around 280 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (September 2023) shows a C (score 71). When first surveyed in February 2009 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 91). Other recorded features include a self-contained annexe.

Held since May 2004 — that's 22 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Sale prices here have lagged England HPI: -2.8% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £840,000 sits 140% above the 2004 sale of £350,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£1,251/sq ft) was about 556.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 6 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works, an annexe, an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations. At 26 m² it sits well below the postcode median (150 m² across 9 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 89% of similar EPCs).