1 Padwick Close, Basingstoke, RG21 8XS

1 Padwick Close is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Basingstoke (RG21 8XS). It has a recorded floor area of 109 m² (around 1173 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (August 2013) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since August 2011. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Poor to Average, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Poor to Average; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from August 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a conservatory.

At 109 m² it's 21.1% larger than the typical home in the postcode (90 m² median across 13 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £301,000 is 38.4% above the 2011 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£185/sq ft) was about 15.3% below the postcode norm. Last sold in December 2011, so it's been off the market for around 14 years.