9 Binfields Close, Chineham, Basingstoke, RG24 8TP

9 Binfields Close is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Chineham, Basingstoke, Basingstoke (RG24 8TP). It has a recorded floor area of 24 m² (around 258 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band A. At 24 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (24–116 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to B across 74 units on file. The latest certificate (June 2021) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (July 2013); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good; while main heating dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80). Main heating runs on to be used only when there is no heating/hot.

At 24 m² it sits well below the postcode median (46 m² across 73 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Most recent transfer: November 2021 at £120,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. Across 2000–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.4% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£465/sq ft) was about 158.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode.