8 Battens Avenue, Overton, Basingstoke, RG25 3NL

8 Battens Avenue is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Overton, Basingstoke, Basingstoke (RG25 3NL). It has a recorded floor area of 66 m² (around 710 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (January 2025) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. When first surveyed in August 2009 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 87).

Held since December 2009 — that's 17 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. Across 1999–2009, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £318,000 sits 75.7% above the 2009 sale of £181,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£255/sq ft) was about 18.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 75% of similar EPCs).