Kandahar Cottage, The Green, Ellisfield, Basingstoke, RG25 2QS

Kandahar Cottage is a six-bedroom detached house in Ellisfield, Basingstoke, Basingstoke (RG25 2QS). It has a recorded floor area of 273 m² (around 2939 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (July 2021) shows an E (score 42), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 3 certificates since June 2010. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average and hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 80), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include a self-contained annexe and outbuildings.

It hasn't traded since May 2004, a hold of 22 years that's notably long for the area. At 273 m² the property is well over the postcode median (102 m² across 4 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 6 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 5 is the typical count. Today's modelled estimate of £1,037,000 sits 60.8% above the 2004 sale of £645,000. 6 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include tree works, an extension, a porch and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.