66 Alma Road, Southampton, SO14 6UX

66 Alma Road is a one-bedroom detached house in Southampton (SO14 6UX). It has a recorded floor area of 269 m² (around 2895 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (February 2019) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since February 2009. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average and hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 75), a 2-band jump.

Untraded for 19 years, with the last transfer in May 2007. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 269 m² the property is well over the postcode median (70 m² across 19 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. Across 1995–2007, sale prices on this property compounded at 9.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £787,000 sits 89.6% above the 2007 sale of £415,000. 7 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 3 refused. Past consents include HMO conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.