1a, Lumsden Avenue, Southampton, SO15 5EJ

1a is a one-bedroom detached house in Southampton (SO15 5EJ). It has a recorded floor area of 56 m² (around 603 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1930-1949. At 56 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 22 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 50–160 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C across 22 units on file. Other recorded features include a conservatory. The latest certificate (February 2020) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 72).

It hasn't traded since April 2005, a hold of 21 years that's notably long for the area. At 56 m² it sits well below the postcode median (114 m² across 21 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Across 1998–2005, sale prices on this property compounded at 14.9% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£398/sq ft) was about 116.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode.