Cumbrian House, Flat 2, 3 Arthur Road, Southampton, SO15 5DZ

Cumbrian House is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Southampton (SO15 5DZ). It has a recorded floor area of 57 m² (around 618 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band B. At 57 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 5 units on EPC record in Cumbrian House, where floor areas span 45–101 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 (53 versus a best of 69). The latest certificate (May 2010) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 55). Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from May 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

It hasn't traded since December 2005, a hold of 20 years that's notably long for the area. At 57 m² it's 25.4% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (77 m² median across 9 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 89% of similar EPCs). Across 1997–2005, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £143,000 is 24.3% above the 2005 sale price.