3a, Salcombe Road, Southampton, SO15 3LA

3a is a semi-detached house in Southampton (SO15 3LA). It has a recorded floor area of 44 m² (around 474 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band A. At 44 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (44–141 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the top. On EPC score it ranks first in the building (79 versus a worst of 51). The latest certificate (May 2023) shows a C (score 79), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in May 2012 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good; while lighting dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 82).

At 44 m² it sits well below the postcode median (96 m² across 17 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 71% of similar EPCs). Last sale on file: £155,000 in April 2019. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1995–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.9% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£327/sq ft) was about 56.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode.