69a, Paxton Road, Fareham, PO14 1AD

69a is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Fareham (PO14 1AD). It has a recorded floor area of 38 m² (around 409 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band B. At 38 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (38–157 m²). The building's EPC ratings span G to C, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (June 2023) shows a C (score 70). When first surveyed in May 2013 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and roof efficiency went from Average to Good.

Untraded for 27 years, with the last transfer in July 1999. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £154,000 sits 244.1% above the 1999 sale of £44,750. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£109/sq ft) was about 47.2% below the postcode norm. At 38 m² it sits well below the postcode median (80 m² across 25 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 84% of similar EPCs). 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count.