491 Millbrook Road, Southampton, SO15 0JZ

491 Millbrook Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Southampton (SO15 0JZ). It has a recorded floor area of 63 m² (around 678 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (November 2015) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. When first surveyed in April 2015 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Average; while roof efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 86). The latest certificate is from November 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since March 2007 — that's 19 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. Across 2002–2007, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £292,000 sits 77% above the 2007 sale of £165,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£243/sq ft) was about 65.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 63 m² it sits well below the postcode median (90 m² across 7 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 86% of similar EPCs).