Clifton Gardens, Flat 9, 26 Clifton Road, Southampton, SO15 4GX

Clifton Gardens is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Southampton (SO15 4GX). It has a recorded floor area of 55 m² (around 596 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1983-1990. At 55 m² this is the 6th smallest of 16 units on EPC record in Clifton Gardens, where floor areas span 39–68 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to C, with this unit at the top. On EPC score it ranks first in the building (79 versus a worst of 61). The latest certificate (December 2011) shows a C (score 79), near the top of the C band. The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since June 2010. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Average and main heating went from Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 82). Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from December 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 55 m² the property is well over the postcode median (42 m² across 71 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Last sold in September 2015, so it's been off the market for around 11 years. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1998–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.2% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£230/sq ft) was about 15.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode.