Springfield Cottage, Dark Lane, Sherborne St John, Basingstoke, RG24 9HR
About Springfield Cottage
Springfield Cottage is a four-bedroom detached house in Sherborne St. John, Basingstoke, Basingstoke (RG24 9HR). It has a recorded floor area of 126 m² (around 1356 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (September 2023) shows an E (score 45), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include attached land beyond the plot. Period features are noted in the property record. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
Untraded for 23 years, with the last transfer in November 2003. At 126 m² the property is well over the postcode median (95 m² across 6 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 4 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include partial demolition, an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £666,000 is 49.7% above the 2003 sale price.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- StudyYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageDouble
- LandYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
Springfield Cottage sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
- Aug 2019DemolitionFullIn report
Erection of a detached double garage following demolition of existing
- Agent
- Whiterok Ltd
- Documents
- 17 docs on file
- Reference
- 19/01581/HSE
- Aug 2019PorchFullIn report
Extension: Part single, part two storey
Erection of part single storey, part first floor rear/side extension and front porch
- Agent
- Whiterok Ltd
Extension- Documents
- 18 docs on file
- Reference
- 19/01550/HSE
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Sales history & valuation
Springfield Cottage valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£666,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£445,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
14 November 2003Most recent
£445,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG24 9HR: £520,000 (2023–2020).
Nearby sales in RG24 9HR
Coudray 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
£520,0005 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
£2,300
Versus other Dark Lane homes
Springfield Cottage outperforms the street on years held by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,532
Street avg £2,505
Floor Area
126 m²
Street avg 92 m²
CO₂ Emissions
6.8 t/year
Street avg 1.4 t/year
Years Held
23 years
Street avg 5 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







