18 Spring Close, Sherborne St John, Basingstoke, RG24 9JF

18 Spring Close is a five-bedroom semi-detached house in Sherborne St. John, Basingstoke, Basingstoke (RG24 9JF). It has a recorded floor area of 202 m² (around 2174 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (October 2024) shows a C (score 76), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in October 2011 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good, window efficiency went from Average to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 82). Other recorded features include outbuildings. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.

At 202 m² the property is well over the postcode median (98 m² across 14 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 71% of similar EPCs). 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Today's modelled estimate of £604,000 sits 56.9% above the 2018 sale of £385,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£177/sq ft) was about 29.1% below the postcode norm. 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, a porch and a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last sold in April 2018, so it's been off the market for around 8 years.