Flat 3, 2 Auckland Road West, Southsea, PO5 3NY

Flat 3 is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Southsea (PO5 3NY). It has a recorded floor area of 29 m² (around 313 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. At 29 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (29–118 m²). The building's EPC ratings span F to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (26 versus a best of 69). Other recorded features include outbuildings and a basement. Period features are noted in the property record. The latest certificate (December 2009) shows an F (score 26), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The rating has held steady at F across 2 certificates since July 2009. Between certificates, lighting dropped from Average to Poor and main heating dropped from Average to Very Poor. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from December 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Untraded for 26 years, with the last transfer in March 2000. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 29 m² it sits well below the postcode median (104 m² across 13 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. Today's modelled estimate of £167,000 sits 178.3% above the 2000 sale of £60,000.