Flat 1, 5 Henstead Road, Southampton, SO15 2DE

Flat 1 is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Southampton (SO15 2DE). It has a recorded floor area of 33 m² (around 355 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. At 33 m² this is the 3rd smallest of 4 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 26–34 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to D, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (December 2018) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (November 2008); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good and main heating went from Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 67). Main heating runs on electricity.

Sold April 2020 for £103,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 78% of similar EPCs). Across 1995–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £126,000 is 22.3% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£290/sq ft) was about 44.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode.