Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
5 Watercress Cottages, Dark Lane, Sherborne St John, Basingstoke, RG24 9HR
EPC B3 planning records
Estimated value
£396,000
- Since the 2020 sale (£2,300)+17117%
- Against RG24 9HR's recent median (£525,000)-25%
Newest record on this page: May 2026. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Property type
Semi-detached
Floor area
86 m²
926 sq ft
Energy rating
B
Score 84
About this valuation
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Our estimate
£396,000
- Against its 2020 sale (£2,300)+17117%
- Against RG24 9HR's recent median (£525,000)-25%
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How the estimate is made
The estimate for 5 Watercress Cottages is modelled from its 86 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in RG24 9HR. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
What it's based on
Floor area
86 m² from the EPC lodged in January 2020
Sales of this home
2 sales recorded, the latest in 2020
Recent sales in RG24 9HR
5 sales, median £525,000 (2026–2020)
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| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: May 2026 | Latest available records, read when you order |
| Valuation | Estimate from the last refresh | Analysed against comparable sales |
| Planning | 1 of 3 applications | Full history, plus nearby schemes |
| Flood risk | Not shown | Included |
Sales history & valuation
Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.
5 Watercress Cottages changed hands twice within eighteen months — unusual for the area.
Sales timeline
13 October 2020Most recent
£2,300
-99.4%over 9 months24 January 2020
£360,000
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
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About 5 Watercress Cottages
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
5 Watercress Cottages is a semi-detached house in Sherborne St. John, Basingstoke, Basingstoke (RG24 9HR). It has a recorded floor area of 86 m² (around 926 sq ft). The latest certificate (January 2020) returns a B (score 84), comfortably above the UK average. The recommended improvements would push it to A (score 96).
Across 2020–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at -99.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £396,000 sits 17117.4% above the 2020 sale of £2,300. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£2/sq ft) was about 99.3% below the postcode norm. 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last sale on file: £2,300 in October 2020.
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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.
5 Watercress Cottages's carbon output is low for the local stock.
Current Certificate
Jan 2020EPC Rating
A
B
B84
C
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Very Good
CO2 Emissions
1.3 t/year
Occupancy
—
Certificate validity
Valid until 17 January 2030
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 5 Watercress Cottages, Dark Lane, Sherborne St John, Basingstoke, RG24 9HR, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
5 Watercress Cottages has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
3 applications on record at 5 Watercress Cottages, Dark Lane, Sherborne St John, Basingstoke, RG24 9HR
3decisions2extensions32documents8nearby
- May 2020ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Side of property
Erection of a single storey side extension.
- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- 19/03405/HSE
- More recent applications — locked
- RenovationJun 2021Decision
- ExtensionSept 2020Decision
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Versus other Dark Lane homes
Four headline reads against 6 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Floor Area for 5 Watercress Cottages lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£27
Street avg £3,089
Floor Area
86 m²
Street avg 99 m²
CO₂ Emissions
1.3 t/year
Street avg 2.3 t/year
Years Held
6 years
Street avg 8 years
The neighbourhood at a glance
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Basingstoke district page.
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.
Nearest schools
- Sherborne St John Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary192m
- Everest Community AcademySecondary1.1km
- St Bede's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary1.5km
- Merton Junior SchoolPrimary1.5km
Nearest stops
- Sherborne RoadBus stop208m
- TyfieldBus stop249m
- Manor RoadBus stop356m
- Manor RoadBus stop412m
Most reported crime locally
- Violence & Sexual Offences1,401 reports51%
- Anti-social Behaviour298 reports11%
- Public Order260 reports9%
- Criminal Damage & Arson192 reports7%
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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
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
- How the estimate is made
- The estimate for 5 Watercress Cottages is modelled from its 86 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in RG24 9HR. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
- Where sold prices come from
- Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 2 sales are recorded for 5 Watercress Cottages. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
- Reading the EPC
- Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for 5 Watercress Cottages was lodged in January 2020 at band B and is valid until January 2030. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
- Planning records
- Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. 3 applications are matched to 5 Watercress Cottages. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
- Area figures
- Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 16 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 14 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from RG24 9HR, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
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