Browns Farm Cottage, Milkingpen Lane, Old Basing, Basingstoke, RG24 7DE
About Browns Farm Cottage
Browns Farm Cottage is a detached house in Old Basing, Basingstoke, Basingstoke (RG24 7DE). It has a recorded floor area of 121 m² (around 1302 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (December 2020) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since October 2009. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump.
At 121 m² it sits well below the postcode median (228 m² across 7 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 71% of similar EPCs). One historical planning record sits against the property in 2022.
Energy performance
Browns Farm Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 9 December 2030
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency decreased
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
More low energy lighting installed
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919 and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
1 application on record at Browns Farm Cottage, Milkingpen Lane, Old Basing, Basingstoke, RG24 7DE
- Dec 2022Tree WorksTreesOutcome in report
T1 Ash fell to 10ft due to Ash dieback.
- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- T/00466/22/TCA
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Sales history & valuation
Browns Farm Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£578,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG24 7DE: £795,000 (2019–2013).
Nearby sales in RG24 7DE
Waterside Cottage, Milkingpen Lane, Old Basing, Basingstoke, RG24 7DE
Sold Aug 2019
£780,000Browns Barn, Milkingpen Lane, Old Basing, Basingstoke, RG24 7DE
Sold Jan 2018
£775,000Milking Pen House, Milkingpen Lane, Old Basing, Basingstoke, RG24 7DE
Sold Jul 2016
£795,000Hedgerows, Milkingpen Lane, Old Basing, Basingstoke, RG24 7DE
Sold Jul 2014
£880,000Browns Farm, Milkingpen Lane, Old Basing, Basingstoke, RG24 7DE
Sold Oct 2013
£990,000
Versus other Milkingpen Lane homes
Floor Area for Browns Farm Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
59 (D)
Street avg 70 (C)
Floor Area
121 m²
Street avg 229 m²
CO₂ Emissions
6.0 t/year
Street avg 6.0 t/year
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 8 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
173/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Belle Vue Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.0 km
St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior School. 11 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.5dB







