7 Birchwood, Chineham, Basingstoke, RG24 8TY

7 Birchwood is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Chineham, Basingstoke, Basingstoke (RG24 8TY). It has a recorded floor area of 87 m² (around 936 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (July 2013) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (March 2013); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Average; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average and roof efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from July 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 87 m² the property is well over the postcode median (58 m² across 23 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 74% of similar EPCs). One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2003. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1998–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £375,000 is 16.8% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£343/sq ft) was about 40.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in April 2016 and unlisted since — roughly 10 years.