103 Imperial Apartments, South Western House, Southampton, SO14 3AL

103 Imperial Apartments is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Southampton (SO14 3AL). It has a recorded floor area of 84 m² (around 904 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (April 2024) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in April 2024 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Average and main heating went from Very Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 66). Main heating runs on electricity. At 84 m² this is the 62nd smallest of 86 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 44–248 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to B across 86 units on file.

Across 2000–2004, sale prices on this property compounded at 13.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £218,000 is 11% below the 2004 sale of £245,000, a rare downward gap that often correlates with deferred maintenance or unfinished works. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£271/sq ft) was about 23.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. It hasn't traded since June 2004, a hold of 22 years that's notably long for the area. At 84 m² it's 23.5% larger than the typical home in the postcode (68 m² median across 85 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 89% of similar EPCs).