Elm Cottage, Tunworth Road, Mapledurwell, Basingstoke, RG25 2LG
About Elm Cottage
Elm Cottage is a detached house in Mapledurwell, Basingstoke, Basingstoke (RG25 2LG). It has a recorded floor area of 96 m² (around 1035 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (January 2011) shows an F (score 33), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would push it to E (score 43). The latest certificate is from January 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Untraded for 15 years, with the last transfer in April 2011. At 96 m² it sits well below the postcode median (160 m² across 9 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 1996–2011, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £1,201,000 sits 56% above the 2011 sale of £770,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£744/sq ft) was about 115.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 7 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, a conservatory, tree works and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
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Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Elm Cottage sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 19 Jan 2021
EPC Rating
Planning history
Elm Cottage has been through 4 approved planning applications — a well-evolved property.
- Nov 2025Tree WorksTreesIn report
T1 - OLD APPLE, CENTRE OF REAR GARDEN, REDUCE HEIGHT BY A MAXIMUM OF 4M, CLIP IN SIDE BRANCHING leaving a finished height of 6m with a crown spread (radius) of 4m. T2 - WEEPING WILLOW, REPOLLARD (MAXIMUM OF 5M) T3 - GOAT WILLOW, REDUCE HEIGHT AND SPREAD BY MAXIMUM OF 5 METRES TO POLLARD. Finished height 6m and spread (radius) 5m. T4 - CHERRY, REDUCE SPREAD BY MAXIMUM OF 1.5M TO TIDY finished height 5m. T5 - YOUNG MAPLE, BEHIND CHERRY, REDUCE SPREAD BY MAXIMUM OF 1.5M finished spread (radius) 2m T6 - CATALPA, REMOVE LOW BRANCH GOWING INTO ROBINIA, PRUNE BACK BY MAXIMUM OF 1.5M OF BONFIRE AREA, REMOVE DEADWOOD. T7 - ROBINIA, REDUCE HEIGHT BY MAXIMUM OF 3M finished height 7m. T8 - RED OAK, LEFT SIDE OF REAR BOUNDARY, REMOVE LOWEST 3 BRANCHES GROWING INTO CATALPA, REMOVE DEAD BRANCHES. TO MAINTAIN SIZE AND SHAPE
- Agent
- Bartlett Tree Experts
- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- T/00524/25/TCA
- Mar 2022Tree WorksTreesIn report
T1 - Weeping Willow, reduce height and spread to previous points, maximum of 4 metres. T2 - Willow, reduce height and spread by a maximum of 2.5 metres. T3 - Small beach, Fell to near ground level. T4 - Oak, rear boundary, with weak fork at 1 metre. remove 3-4 lowest laterals over garden. reduce height of right hand stem by maximum of 4 metres. G1 - Row of Beech trees rear boundary, dismantle several marked smaller stems. To reduce risk of branch failure and improve light.
- Agent
- Bartlett Tree Experts
- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- T/00053/22/TCA
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Elm Cottage has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1996.
£1,201,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.6% per year over 15 years.
£770,000
Growth on file: 6.6% per year over 15 years.
Sales timeline
20 April 2011Most recent
£770,000
+153.3%over 14 years8 October 1996
£304,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG25 2LG: £950,000 (2021–2013).
Nearby sales in RG25 2LG
Wharram View, Tunworth Road, Mapledurwell, Basingstoke, RG25 2LG
Sold Oct 2021
£1,125,000Arlings, Tunworth Road, Mapledurwell, Basingstoke, RG25 2LG
Sold Jan 2021
£1,000,000Willow Bank, Tunworth Road, Mapledurwell, Basingstoke, RG25 2LG
Sold May 2015
£950,000Yew Tree Cottage, Tunworth Road, Mapledurwell, Basingstoke, RG25 2LG
Sold Sept 2013
£570,000Ivy House, Tunworth Road, Mapledurwell, Basingstoke, RG25 2LG
Sold Oct 2012
£1,157,500
Everything we know about Elm 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 other Tunworth Road homes
Price per m² for Elm Cottage runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£8,004
Street avg £3,930
Floor Area
96 m²
Street avg 146 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
14.0 t/year
Street avg 7.2 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
0.9 km
Tunworth Road — bus stop.
Closest school
2.5 km
Old Basing Infant School. 2 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.4dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.6dB