130a, Malmesbury Road, Southampton, SO15 5FQ

130a is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Southampton (SO15 5FQ). It has a recorded floor area of 48 m² (around 517 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band A. Tenure is freehold. At 48 m² this is the 7th smallest of 38 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 47–142 m². The building's EPC ratings span G to C, with this unit at the top. The property has solar panels on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. Other recorded features include a balcony and a loft. The latest certificate (November 2021) shows a C (score 74). When first surveyed in June 2011 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and lighting went from Average to Very Good.

At 48 m² it sits well below the postcode median (92 m² across 37 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 76% of similar EPCs). 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Across 2000–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £149,000 is 19.2% above the 2015 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£242/sq ft) was about 43.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last changed hands 11 years ago, in November 2015.