St Martins Lodge, Flat 2, 2 Kenilworth Road, Southsea, PO5 2PG

St Martins Lodge is a semi-detached house in Southsea (PO5 2PG). It has a recorded floor area of 37 m² (around 398 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. At 37 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across St Martins Lodge (37–48 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (May 2024) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in October 2008 the rating was G, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Average, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Average to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

At 37 m² it's 22.1% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (48 m² median across 22 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 82% of similar EPCs). Across 2014–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.8% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£326/sq ft) was about 90.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold July 2018 for £130,000.