1 Ashe Park Cottages, Steventon, Basingstoke, RG25 3AY

1 Ashe Park Cottages is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Steventon, Basingstoke, Basingstoke (RG25 3AY). It has a recorded floor area of 110 m² (around 1184 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (January 2016) shows an F (score 38), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it E (April 2010); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, window efficiency went from Poor to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Poor; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and main heating dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 69), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from January 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include notable views. The home occupies a corner plot.

It hasn't traded since July 2010, a hold of 16 years that's notably long for the area. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs). Across 1998–2010, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £647,000 is 41.3% above the 2010 sale price.