5 Watercress Cottages, Dark Lane, Sherborne St John, Basingstoke, RG24 9HR
About 5 Watercress Cottages
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 £417,000 sits 18030.4% 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
5 Watercress Cottages's carbon output is low for the local stock.
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Planning history
5 Watercress Cottages has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
- Jun 2021RenovationFullIn report
Installation of roller shutter doors to existing carports
- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- 21/00019/HSE
- Sept 2020ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Side of property
Erection of a single storey side extension (amendment to approval ref. 19/03405/HSE)
- Agent
- Whiterok Ltd
- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- 20/01569/HSE
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Sales history & valuation
5 Watercress Cottages changed hands twice within eighteen months — unusual for the area.
£417,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of -99.4% per year over 1 year.
£2,300
Growth on file: -99.4% per year over 1 year.
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: £520,000 (2023–2020).
Nearby sales in RG24 9HR
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Sold Jan 2023
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Sold Nov 2022
£520,0003 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
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
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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