Gardenia, Newnham Road, Newnham, Hook, RG27 9AF

Gardenia is a four-bedroom detached house in Newnham, Hook, Hook (RG27 9AF). It has a recorded floor area of 128 m² (around 1378 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band E. The property has underfloor heating on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. Other recorded features include notable views and a conservatory. The latest certificate (January 2023) shows a C (score 71). The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 98), a 2-band jump.

It hasn't traded since July 1996, a hold of 30 years that's notably long for the area. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £756,000 sits 402.3% above the 1996 sale of £150,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£109/sq ft) was about 65.8% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2002. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 128 m² it's 18.5% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (157 m² median across 7 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 71% of similar EPCs).