5 Binfields Close, Chineham, Basingstoke, RG24 8TP

5 Binfields Close is a one-bedroom detached house in Chineham, Basingstoke, Basingstoke (RG24 8TP). It has a recorded floor area of 38 m² (around 412 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band A. At 38 m² this is the 13th smallest of 74 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 24–116 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to B, with this unit at the bottom. Other recorded features include a conservatory. The latest certificate (May 2010) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 68). Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from May 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Across 1997–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £136,000 is 13.4% below the 2017 sale of £157,000, an unusual pattern given regional price growth and worth checking against the EPC condition. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£381/sq ft) was about 111.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 38 m² it's 16.8% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (46 m² median across 73 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Last changed hands 9 years ago, in April 2017. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property.