10 Alma Road, Southampton, SO14 6UP

10 Alma Road is a five-bedroom semi-detached house in Southampton (SO14 6UP). It has a recorded floor area of 129 m² (around 1389 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (January 2019) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 3 certificates since January 2009. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average, roof efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78).

Held since December 1997 — that's 29 years off the open market, well above the local norm. 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 £472,000 sits 372% above the 1997 sale of £100,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£72/sq ft) was about 49.9% below the postcode norm. At 129 m² it's 25% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (172 m² median across 30 EPCs). 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count.