5 Carpathia Drive, Southampton, SO14 3GU

5 Carpathia Drive is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Southampton (SO14 3GU). It has a recorded floor area of 66 m² (around 710 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band A. Tenure is freehold. The property has solar panels on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. At 66 m² this is the 31st smallest of 61 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 41–127 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to B across 61 units on file. The latest certificate (January 2021) shows a C (score 80), near the top of the C band. The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since October 2010. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Average and lighting went from Average to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 84). Main heating runs on electricity.

Today's modelled estimate of £148,000 is 11.4% below the 2006 sale of £167,000, an unusual pattern given regional price growth and worth checking against the EPC condition. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£235/sq ft) was about 17% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Held since January 2006 — that's 21 years off the open market, well above the local norm.