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Cleves Lane, Upton Grey, Basingstoke, Hampshire, RG25

South East

£595,000

Listed on 19/09/2026

The listing

Property details

Bedrooms
2
Type
Detached
Area
1189 sqft

Features

  • Garage
  • Garden
  • Parking

Description

This detached two-bedroom house offers approximately 1,189 sq ft of accommodation, with a dual-aspect sitting room featuring an open fireplace, a second reception room and a spacious kitchen/breakfast room. Upstairs are two double bedrooms and a family bathroom. The property requires updating, giving a purchaser scope to refresh the interiors and consider how best to use the existing reception spaces. The grounds include lawn, mature trees, established hedging and fruit trees. A gravel driveway provides parking and access to a detached garage, with a separate detached store or outbuilding also on site. The property is freehold and has mains water and electricity, oil-fired central heating and a septic tank situated on neighbouring land, with a stated right of access for repairs and maintenance. The village is within reach of amenities in Odiham and wider facilities in Basingstoke. The listing also notes access to the M3 and rail services from Hook and Basingstoke. Buyers should note the stated restrictive covenants and the planning occupancy condition, which limits occupation to a person employed, or last employed, locally in agriculture or forestry, or qualifying dependants or a surviving spouse. Further details should be confirmed with the agent.

WHOTS analysis

Our WHOTS verdict

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39out of 100
Grade ELow opportunity

Confidence: MEDIUM

Lodge Farm Cottage has a clear renovation canvas: a detached brick house with a pitched roof that appears broadly intact, an open fireplace, mature garden planting and the added utility of a garage, separate store and substantial parking. The dated kitchen, worn or exposed floors and plain finishes offer scope to reshape the interiors, while the garden and rough areas around the driveway and outbuildings could also be improved. Dark staining on a bedroom floor needs investigation.

Even a workable headline price does not rescue the maths when once you include an estimated £49,000 of works on top of the asking price, spend approaches £644,000 — roughly 19% above what comparable floor area achieves locally in current condition. The economics score captures that squeeze; finished resale value is outside our model.

Key opportunities

  • Rework the dated kitchen and finishes to create a more contemporary home, with an open fireplace as a distinctive feature.
  • Make use of the mature garden, fruit trees and established hedging while improving the rough driveway and areas around the outbuildings.
  • Explore the practical value of the detached garage, separate store and extensive parking.

Key risks

  • The dark staining visible on a bedroom floor needs investigation to establish its cause and any repair required.
  • At the asking price, adding the stated refurbishment range puts purchase-plus-works costs above local benchmarks for this floor area; this is a tight starting point before fees and other purchase costs.
  • The agricultural or forestry occupancy restriction and restrictive covenants may affect who can occupy the property and how it can be used.
  • Factor in roughly £644,000 when purchase and the £49,000 refurb range are added together, leaving a gap of around 19% versus area norms for this sqft; we have not assumed a post-renovation resale figure.

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Map

Location

Cleves Lane, Upton Grey, Basingstoke, Hampshire, RG25
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Transport

Nearest stations

  • Hook Rail Station

    3.8 miles

    Train · Hook

  • Basingstoke Rail Station

    4.3 miles

    Train · Basingstoke

  • Winchfield Rail Station

    5.6 miles

    Train · Winchfield

  • Alton Rail Station

    5.9 miles

    Train · Alton

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Finance

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Current average 2-year fixed rate is 5.13%

Current average variable rate is 6.58%

Monthly Repayments
£2,431
Based on a loan of £446,250 over 30 years at 5.13% interest

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Pricing

Price history

-8.5% since listed
£595,000£55,000(-8.5%)
30/09/2026
Current price
£650,000Initial listing
20/09/2026

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