5 Milton Road, Southampton, SO15 2HS

5 Milton Road is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Southampton (SO15 2HS). It has a recorded floor area of 49 m² (around 527 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. At 49 m² this is the 3rd smallest of 44 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 35–126 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (44 versus a best of 76). The latest certificate (August 2024) shows an E (score 44), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (June 2012); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Poor to Average; while main heating dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

It hasn't traded since December 2000, a hold of 25 years that's notably long for the area. At 49 m² it sits well below the postcode median (107 m² across 43 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 1998–2000, sale prices on this property compounded at 16.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £148,000 sits 155.4% above the 2000 sale of £57,950. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£110/sq ft) was about 36.2% below the postcode norm.