81 Millbrook Road East, Southampton, SO15 1HP

81 Millbrook Road East is an end-of-terrace house in Southampton (SO15 1HP). It has a recorded floor area of 25 m² (around 269 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. At 25 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (25–156 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (February 2025) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 4 certificates since December 2011. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and main heating dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

Held since January 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 £182,000 sits 152.8% above the 1997 sale of £72,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£268/sq ft) was about 73.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 25 m² it sits well below the postcode median (57 m² across 22 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 86% of similar EPCs). One planning record on file: change of use to residential approved in 2012. Past consents include change of use to residential, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.