Flat 1, 53 St Andrews Road, Southsea, PO5 1ER

Flat 1 is an end-of-terrace house in Southsea (PO5 1ER). It has a recorded floor area of 42 m² (around 452 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. At 42 m² this is the largest unit on EPC record across the building (25–42 m²). The building's EPC ratings span F to D, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (21 versus a best of 67). The latest certificate (July 2024) shows an F (score 21), near the bottom of the EPC scale. When first surveyed in November 2015 the rating was G, the property has climbed 1 band since. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 69), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

At 42 m² it sits well below the postcode median (66 m² across 29 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£280/sq ft) was about 85.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold November 2024 for £126,500.