Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
2 Watercress Cottages, Dark Lane, Sherborne St John, Basingstoke, RG24 9HR
EPC B3 sales on record1 planning record
Property type
Semi-detached
Floor area
95 m²
1023 sq ft
Energy rating
B
Score 84
About 2 Watercress Cottages
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
2 Watercress Cottages is a 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 2019–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at -67.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £464,000 sits 20073.9% above the 2020 sale of £2,300. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£2/sq ft) was about 99.4% below the postcode norm. Most recent transfer: October 2020 at £2,300. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2021.
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
2 Watercress Cottages's carbon output is low for the local stock.
Current Certificate
Oct 2019EPC Rating
A
B
B84
C
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Very Good
CO2 Emissions
1.4 t/year
Occupancy
—
Certificate validity
Valid until 17 October 2029
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 2 Watercress Cottages, Dark Lane, Sherborne St John, Basingstoke, RG24 9HR, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
1 application on record at 2 Watercress Cottages, Dark Lane, Sherborne St John, Basingstoke, RG24 9HR
1decisions10documents8nearby
- Jun 2021RenovationFullOutcome in 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
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
2 Watercress Cottages's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (2019).
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£464,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of -67.7% per year over 1 year.
Last sold (2020)
£2,300
Growth on file: -67.7% per year over 1 year.
Sales timeline
13 October 2020Most recent
£2,300
-99.4%over 11 months18 November 2019
£400,000
+3100.0%over 7 months15 April 2019
£12,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG24 9HR: £525,000 (2026–2020).
Nearby sales in RG24 9HR
April Cottage, Dark Lane, Sherborne St John, Basingstoke, RG24 9HR
Sold May 2026
£735,000Coudray House, Dark Lane, Sherborne St John, Basingstoke, RG24 9HR
Sold Feb 2023
£1,424,9991 Watercress Cottages, Dark Lane, Sherborne St John, Basingstoke, RG24 9HR
Sold Jan 2023
£525,0004 Watercress Cottages, Dark Lane, Sherborne St John, Basingstoke, RG24 9HR
Sold Nov 2022
£520,0003 Watercress Cottages, Dark Lane, Sherborne St John, Basingstoke, RG24 9HR
Sold Oct 2020
£2,300
Versus other Dark Lane homes
Four headline reads against 6 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On price per m², 2 Watercress Cottages runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£24
Street avg £3,089
Floor Area
95 m²
Street avg 97 m²
CO₂ Emissions
1.4 t/year
Street avg 2.3 t/year
Years Held
6 years
Street avg 8 years
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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
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
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around RG24 9HR from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.4dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.9dB
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