72a, Bevois Valley Road, Southampton, SO14 0JZ

72a is a mid-terrace house in Southampton (SO14 0JZ). It has a recorded floor area of 71 m² (around 764 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. At 71 m² this is the 67th smallest of 75 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 16–96 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to B, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (March 2021) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (May 2016); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 73), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

At 71 m² the property is well over the postcode median (18 m² across 74 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Last sold in September 2016, so it's been off the market for around 10 years. Across 2001–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £223,000 is 48.7% above the 2016 sale price.