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

117 Imperial Apartments is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Southampton (SO14 3AL). It has a recorded floor area of 45 m² (around 484 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (September 2023) shows an E (score 45), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it C (January 2013); the latest reading is 2 bands lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

It hasn't traded since September 2000, a hold of 26 years that's notably long for the area. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £209,000 sits 60.8% above the 2000 sale of £130,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£268/sq ft) was about 22.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 45 m² it sits well below the postcode median (68 m² across 85 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 89% of similar EPCs).