Chestnut House, Flat 2, 2 Fairfields Road, Basingstoke, RG21 3DR

Chestnut House is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Basingstoke (RG21 3DR). It has a recorded floor area of 34 m² (around 366 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band A. At 34 m² this is the 6th smallest of 8 units on EPC record in Chestnut House, where floor areas span 25–53 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to D, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (March 2019) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in October 2008 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and lighting dropped from Very Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79). Main heating runs on electricity.

Held since September 1998 — that's 28 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. Today's modelled estimate of £140,000 sits 211.1% above the 1998 sale of £45,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£123/sq ft) was about 41.8% below the postcode norm. At 34 m² it sits well below the postcode median (134 m² across 17 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.