Crown Cottage, Axford, Basingstoke, RG25 2DZ
About Crown Cottage
Crown Cottage is a detached house in Axford, Basingstoke, Basingstoke (RG25 2DZ). It has a recorded floor area of 100 m² (around 1076 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. The latest certificate (March 2019) shows an E (score 43), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in April 2009 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 96), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
Held since December 2001 — that's 24 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across 1996–2001, sale prices on this property compounded at 10.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £595,000 sits 114.4% above the 2001 sale of £277,500. At 100 m² it sits well below the postcode median (147 m² across 5 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Crown Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water system upgraded
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
Wall insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
- Jul 2008Demolition And RebuildFullIn report
Erection of a detached garage building following demolition of existing garage
- Agent
- Rookery Barns Ltd
- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- BDB/68584
- Sept 2004ConditionsIn report
Relief of condition 1 of BDB/45560 to allow an extension of time limit for the commencement of works
- Agent
- Haddow Partnership
- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- BDB/58951
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on Crown Cottage was the lowest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£595,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 10.6% per year over 5 years.
£277,500
Growth on file: 10.6% per year over 5 years.
Sales timeline
11 December 2001Most recent
£277,500
+73.4%over 5 years25 June 1996
£160,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG25 2DZ: £508,000 (2021–2003).
Everything we know about Crown Cottage, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby
Versus the street
Years Held for Crown Cottage runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,775
Street avg £3,635
Floor Area
100 m²
Street avg 224 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 8 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.9 t/year
Street avg 7.4 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Reported crime in the wider district is trending notably upward year-on-year.
Crime
6/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Axford House — bus stop.
Closest school
1.7 km
Preston Candover Church of England Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.7dB