Flat 2, 46 St Andrews Road, Southsea, PO5 1EU

Flat 2 is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Southsea (PO5 1EU). It has a recorded floor area of 27 m² (around 291 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. At 27 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (27–50 m²). The building's EPC ratings span D to C, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (October 2019) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in June 2009 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Average, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good and main heating went from Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79). Main heating runs on electricity.

At 27 m² it sits well below the postcode median (46 m² across 54 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 2016–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.5% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£568/sq ft) was about 249.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £165,000 in October 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.