23 Harlequin Grove, Fareham, PO15 5AT

23 Harlequin Grove is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Fareham (PO15 5AT). It has a recorded floor area of 42 m² (around 452 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (March 2020) shows an E (score 42), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it C (October 2009); the latest reading is 2 bands lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average and hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 90), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.

It hasn't traded since February 2001, a hold of 25 years that's notably long for the area. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 42 m² it's 23.6% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (55 m² median across 16 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £199,000 sits 201.5% above the 2001 sale of £66,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£146/sq ft) was about 29.7% below the postcode norm.