18 Beecham Berry, Basingstoke, RG22 4PB

18 Beecham Berry is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Basingstoke (RG22 4PB). It has a recorded floor area of 58 m² (around 624 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (April 2020) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in September 2009 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 Very Poor to Average and lighting went from Good to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 88), a 2-band jump.

Held since March 2000 — that's 26 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 58 m² the property is well over the postcode median (43 m² across 51 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Across 1997–2000, sale prices on this property compounded at 17.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £254,000 sits 290.8% above the 2000 sale of £64,995. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£104/sq ft) was about 57% below the postcode norm.