5 Hinchin Brook, Lenton, Nottingham, NG7 2EF

5 Hinchin Brook is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Lenton, Nottingham, Nottingham (NG7 2EF). It has a recorded floor area of 78 m² (around 840 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (January 2023) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since February 2011. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 87), a 2-band jump.

Held since April 2008 — that's 18 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 9.3% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £225,000 sits 52.5% above the 2008 sale of £147,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£176/sq ft) was about 56.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 78 m² the property is well over the postcode median (54 m² across 17 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 76% of similar EPCs). 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include a garage conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.