2 Albert Cottages, London Road, Hartley Wintney, Hook, RG27 8RN

2 Albert Cottages is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Hartley Wintney, Hook, Hook (RG27 8RN). It has a recorded floor area of 125 m² (around 1345 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (September 2020) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in August 2013 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79). Other recorded features include outbuildings and a basement. Period features are noted in the property record. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.

Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 11.9% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£517/sq ft) was about 81.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 6 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include partial demolition, an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 125 m² it's 28.2% larger than the typical home in the postcode (98 m² median across 6 EPCs). Last sale on file: £695,000 in June 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.