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Linch Cottage, Weston Road, Upton Grey, Basingstoke, RG25 2RJ

1 planning record
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
3
Floor area
149 m²
1604 sq ft
Energy rating
F
Score 31
Council tax
Band F
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Linch Cottage

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

Linch Cottage is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Upton Grey, Basingstoke, Basingstoke (RG25 2RJ). It has a recorded floor area of 149 m² (around 1604 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (May 2018) shows an F (score 31), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 67), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. Period features are noted in the property record.

One planning record on file: new windows approved in 2020. Past consents include new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 149 m² it's 20.7% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (188 m² median across 12 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 83% of similar EPCs). Across 2004–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £724,000 is 14.9% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£393/sq ft) was about 19.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold October 2018 for £630,000.

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Valuation

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Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms3
  • Dining roomYes
  • EnsuiteYes

Outside

  • Private gardenRear
  • ParkingOff road

Building

  • Period featuresYes
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Linch Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
F
F31
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
13.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Linch Cottage, Weston Road, Upton Grey, Basingstoke, RG25 2RJ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
  1. Sept 2020
    RenovationFull
    In report

    Replacement of existing windows and removal of existing external render.

    New Windows
    Documents
    10 docs on file
    Reference
    20/01827/HSE
    View planning record
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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Current estimate

£724,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.6% per year over 15 years.

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Last sold (2018)

£630,000

Growth on file: 3.6% per year over 15 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 25 October 2018Most recent

    £630,000

    +68.0%over 14 years

  2. 1 April 2004

    £375,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in RG25 2RJ: £910,000 (2024–2020).

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On the street

Versus other Weston Road homes

Four headline reads against 12 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Linch Cottage is notably below the street on epc rating.

Price per m²

£4,228

Street avg £4,239

On par

Floor Area

149 m²

Street avg 200 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 8 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

13.0 t/year

Street avg 10.2 t/year

Below
Comparables

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A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
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£477k

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Basingstoke district page.
Full Basingstoke report

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

0.7 km

The Hoddington Arms — bus stop.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around RG25 2RJ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for RG25 2RJ

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

42.6dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for RG25 2RJ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

35.6dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

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