18 Augustus Drive, Basingstoke, RG23 8HU

18 Augustus Drive is a four-bedroom detached house in Basingstoke (RG23 8HU). It has a recorded floor area of 157 m² (around 1690 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (March 2021) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. When first surveyed in October 2009 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 81).

It hasn't traded since June 1995, a hold of 31 years that's notably long for the area. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 157 m² the property is well over the postcode median (114 m² across 21 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £534,000 sits 413.5% above the 1995 sale of £104,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£62/sq ft) was about 76.1% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.