5 Cowslip Bank, Lychpit, Basingstoke, RG24 8RP

5 Cowslip Bank is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Lychpit, Basingstoke, Basingstoke (RG24 8RP). It has a recorded floor area of 136 m² (around 1464 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (June 2025) shows a C (score 70). When first surveyed in April 2011 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Poor to Good, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor.

At 136 m² the property is well over the postcode median (80 m² across 25 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 1996–2011, sale prices on this property compounded at 8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £508,000 sits 86.4% above the 2011 sale of £272,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£186/sq ft) was about 24.7% below the postcode norm. Last sold in July 2011, so it's been off the market for around 15 years. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a garage conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.