2 Folly Cottages, Ashe Warren, Basingstoke, RG25 3AN
About 2 Folly Cottages
2 Folly Cottages is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Ashe Warren, Basingstoke, Basingstoke (RG25 3AN). It has a recorded floor area of 115 m² (around 1238 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (May 2021) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in August 2010 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Average and lighting went from Good to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 91), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. Period features are noted in the property record. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
Untraded for 24 years, with the last transfer in February 2002. Today's modelled estimate of £604,000 sits 168.4% above the 2002 sale of £225,000. 8 planning records sit against the property, 6 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
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Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
2 Folly Cottages's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating system changed
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water efficiency improved
Wall insulation improved
Roof insulation improved
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
Heating system upgraded to a more efficient system
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
2 Folly Cottages has been extended on multiple sides of the property across separate planning applications.
- Mar 2025ConditionsIn report
Variation/removal and submission of revised drawing relating to conditions 1 and discharge of conditions, 3, 4, 11 & 14 of 23/01750/FUL (Erection of lifetime home)
- Agent
- Lasseter Downie
- Documents
- 27 docs on file
- Reference
- 24/02125/ROC
- Jun 2024FullIn report
Erection of a lifetime home.
- Agent
- Lasseter Downie
- Documents
- 30 docs on file
- Reference
- 23/01750/FUL
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
£604,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£225,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
21 February 2002Most recent
£225,000
Median price across the last 2 sales in RG25 3AN: £256,000 (2006–1995).
Nearby sales in RG25 3AN
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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

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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
1.5 km
Ashe Corner — bus stop.
Closest school
2.9 km
Overton Church of England Primary School. 1 school 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
43.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.7dB