497a, Millbrook Road, Southampton, SO15 0JZ

497a is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Southampton (SO15 0JZ). It has a recorded floor area of 46 m² (around 495 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band A. At 46 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 8 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 43–105 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to C, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (April 2019) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band.

Held since January 2003 — that's 23 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 46 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). Today's modelled estimate of £135,000 is 42.1% above the 2003 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£192/sq ft) was about 26.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode.