5 Ajax Close, Chineham, Basingstoke, RG24 8XA

5 Ajax Close is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Chineham, Basingstoke, Basingstoke (RG24 8XA). It has a recorded floor area of 70 m² (around 753 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (September 2025) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since January 2009. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good, lighting went from Very Poor to Poor and main heating went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 73).

Untraded for 17 years, with the last transfer in March 2009. Across the public record there are 6 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. Across 1997–2009, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £355,000 sits 115.2% above the 2009 sale of £165,000. At 70 m² it's 22.3% larger than the typical home in the postcode (57 m² median across 28 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs).