5 Charlton Road, Southampton, SO15 5FL

5 Charlton Road is a semi-detached house in Southampton (SO15 5FL). It has a recorded floor area of 54 m² (around 581 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. At 54 m² this is the 7th smallest of 34 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 49–124 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to C, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (November 2016) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. When first surveyed in August 2010 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average.

Held since August 1998 — that's 28 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across 1996–1998, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £142,000 sits 273.7% above the 1998 sale of £38,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£65/sq ft) was about 62.7% below the postcode norm. At 54 m² it sits well below the postcode median (90 m² across 33 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 76% of similar EPCs).