Chells, Hackwood Road, Basingstoke, RG21 3AF

Chells is a detached house in Basingstoke (RG21 3AF). It has a recorded floor area of 262 m² (around 2820 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (December 2013) shows an F (score 34), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The rating has held steady at F across 4 certificates since April 2012. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Good; while main heating dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to E (score 43). Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from December 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 262 m² the property is well over the postcode median (95 m² across 21 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works and an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £926,000 is 42.5% above the 2012 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£230/sq ft) was about 19.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sold in September 2012, so it's been off the market for around 14 years.