5b, Landguard Road, Southampton, SO15 5DL

5b is a four-bedroom detached house in Southampton (SO15 5DL). It has a recorded floor area of 107 m² (around 1157 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. At 107 m² this is the 45th smallest of 47 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 20–168 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (November 2008) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 63). The latest certificate is from November 2008, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

It hasn't traded since July 2005, a hold of 21 years that's notably long for the area. At 107 m² the property is well over the postcode median (49 m² across 46 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 85% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £375,000 is 33% above the 2005 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£244/sq ft) was about 23% above the typical sold price in the postcode.