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

Flat 2 is a detached house in Southampton (SO15 2DE). It has a recorded floor area of 26 m² (around 280 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. At 26 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (26–34 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to D, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (August 2019) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (June 2009); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, lighting went from Very Poor to Good and main heating went from Poor to Average; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

Sold March 2020 for £87,500. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. At 26 m² it's 21.2% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (33 m² median across 9 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 78% of similar EPCs). Across 1998–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £109,000 is 24.6% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£313/sq ft) was about 49.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode.