3 Lumsden Avenue, Southampton, SO15 5EJ

3 Lumsden Avenue is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Southampton (SO15 5EJ). It has a recorded floor area of 60 m² (around 646 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (March 2023) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in February 2012 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 73).

At 60 m² it sits well below the postcode median (114 m² across 21 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On the market in December 2015 and unlisted since — roughly 11 years. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1997–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £180,000 is 22% above the 2015 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£228/sq ft) was about 24% above the typical sold price in the postcode.