Flat 1, 42 Bellemoor Road, Southampton, SO15 7QU

Flat 1 is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Southampton (SO15 7QU). It has a recorded floor area of 42 m² (around 452 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (May 2019) shows an E (score 39), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in April 2009 the rating was G, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 72), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. At 42 m² this is the 3rd smallest of 5 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 37–62 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 (39 versus a best of 79). Other recorded features include a basement.

At 42 m² it sits well below the postcode median (83 m² across 35 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 86% of similar EPCs).