The Old Rectory, Down Street, Dummer, Basingstoke, RG25 2AD

The Old Rectory is a five-bedroom detached house in Dummer, Basingstoke, Basingstoke (RG25 2AD). It has a recorded floor area of 604 m² (around 6501 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. It is a listed building, which means external alterations are tightly controlled but it may qualify for heritage tax reliefs. Other recorded features include a self-contained annexe. Period features are noted in the property record. The latest certificate (October 2024) shows an E (score 39), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in February 2010 the rating was G, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 67). Main heating runs on oil.

18 planning records sit against the property, 11 approved, 3 refused, 1 pending. Past consents include tree works, an extension and an annexe, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. An active application for solar panel installation is awaiting a decision. At 604 m² the property is well over the postcode median (157 m² across 11 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count. Today's modelled estimate of £2,947,000 is 11.7% above the 2011 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£406/sq ft) was about 29.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sold in December 2011, so it's been off the market for around 14 years.