1 Watercress Cottages, Dark Lane, Sherborne St John, Basingstoke, RG24 9HR
About 1 Watercress Cottages
1 Watercress Cottages is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Sherborne St. John, Basingstoke, Basingstoke (RG24 9HR). It has a recorded floor area of 95 m² (around 1023 sq ft). The latest certificate (October 2019) returns a B (score 84), comfortably above the UK average. The recommended improvements would push it to A (score 96).
Across 2019–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 9% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£513/sq ft) was about 56.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £525,000 in January 2023. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2021.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
1 Watercress Cottages's carbon output is low for the local stock.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
- Jun 2021RenovationFullIn report
Installation of roller shutter doors to existing carports
- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- 21/00019/HSE
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Sales history & valuation
1 Watercress Cottages valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£532,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 9.0% per year over 3 years.
£525,000
Growth on file: 9.0% per year over 3 years.
Sales timeline
6 January 2023Most recent
£525,000
+31.3%over 3 years12 November 2019
£400,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG24 9HR: £2,300 (2023–2020).
Nearby sales in RG24 9HR
Coudray House, Dark Lane, Sherborne St John, Basingstoke, RG24 9HR
Sold Feb 2023
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Sold Nov 2022
£520,0005 Watercress Cottages, Dark Lane, Sherborne St John, Basingstoke, RG24 9HR
Sold Oct 2020
£2,3003 Watercress Cottages, Dark Lane, Sherborne St John, Basingstoke, RG24 9HR
Sold Oct 2020
£2,3002 Watercress Cottages, Dark Lane, Sherborne St John, Basingstoke, RG24 9HR
Sold Oct 2020
£2,300
Versus other Dark Lane homes
1 Watercress Cottages outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£5,526
Street avg £2,172
Floor Area
95 m²
Street avg 97 m²
CO₂ Emissions
1.4 t/year
Street avg 2.3 t/year
Years Held
3 years
Street avg 8 years
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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
8/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Sherborne Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Sherborne St John Church of England Primary School. 14 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.9dB







