1 May Road, Southampton, SO15 3GN

1 May Road is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Southampton (SO15 3GN). It has a recorded floor area of 48 m² (around 517 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (March 2020) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since September 2009. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 74). At 48 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 9 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 45–103 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C across 9 units on file.

Held since May 2005 — that's 21 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 48 m² it sits well below the postcode median (94 m² across 8 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 1995–2005, sale prices on this property compounded at 14.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £134,000 is 27.6% above the 2005 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£203/sq ft) was about 32.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode.