2a, Linden Avenue, Old Basing, Basingstoke, RG24 7HG

2a is a six-bedroom detached house in Old Basing, Basingstoke, Basingstoke (RG24 7HG). It has a recorded floor area of 136 m² (around 1464 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (September 2021) shows a C (score 71). The rating has held steady at C across 3 certificates since March 2011. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and main heating dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 81).

Untraded for 29 years, with the last transfer in April 1997. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 136 m² the property is well over the postcode median (101 m² across 26 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 6 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count. Today's modelled estimate of £678,000 sits 402.2% above the 1997 sale of £135,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£92/sq ft) was about 68% below the postcode norm. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.