44 Cumberland Avenue, Basingstoke, RG22 4BQ

44 Cumberland Avenue is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Basingstoke (RG22 4BQ). It has a recorded floor area of 194 m² (around 2088 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (October 2016) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since May 2013. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average and hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 3-band jump. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.

At 194 m² the property is well over the postcode median (112 m² across 34 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 79% of similar EPCs). Across 2006–2013, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £511,000 sits 58.4% above the 2013 sale of £322,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£154/sq ft) was about 40.4% below the postcode norm. On the market in August 2013 and unlisted since — roughly 13 years.