5 Watch Lane, Freefolk, Whitchurch, RG28 7NU

5 Watch Lane is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Freefolk, Whitchurch, Whitchurch (RG28 7NU). It has a recorded floor area of 168 m² (around 1808 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (April 2017) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78).

Held since February 1997 — that's 29 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 168 m² the property is well over the postcode median (74 m² across 4 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £619,000 sits 438.3% above the 1997 sale of £115,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£64/sq ft) was about 83.9% below the postcode norm. 6 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 3 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.