8 Bracken Bank, Lychpit, Basingstoke, RG24 8TQ

8 Bracken Bank is a two-bedroom detached house in Lychpit, Basingstoke, Basingstoke (RG24 8TQ). It has a recorded floor area of 83 m² (around 893 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (October 2025) shows a C (score 72). When first surveyed in February 2011 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Good and main heating went from Poor to Good; while lighting dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 86).

It hasn't traded since June 2011, a hold of 15 years that's notably long for the area. At 83 m² the property is well over the postcode median (56 m² across 21 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £367,000 sits 125.8% above the 2011 sale of £162,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£182/sq ft) was about 29.7% below the postcode norm. 3 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.