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.

Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 7% per year against 0% for the wider region. 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.