18 Handel Close, Basingstoke, RG22 4DJ

18 Handel Close is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Basingstoke (RG22 4DJ). It has a recorded floor area of 75 m² (around 807 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (June 2020) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in March 2010 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump.

Held since September 2010 — that's 16 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 2002–2010, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £333,000 sits 82% above the 2010 sale of £183,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£227/sq ft) was about 21.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode.