1 Council Houses, Dummer Road, Axford, Basingstoke, RG25 2EB

1 Council Houses is a semi-detached house in Axford, Basingstoke, Basingstoke (RG25 2EB). It has a recorded floor area of 61 m² (around 657 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (October 2024) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in January 2023 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average, lighting went from Very Poor to Good and main heating went from Average to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

Held since July 2001 — that's 25 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Today's modelled estimate of £398,000 sits 127.4% above the 2001 sale of £175,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£267/sq ft) was about 23% below the postcode norm. At 61 m² it sits well below the postcode median (140 m² across 3 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.