5 Langley Road, Southampton, SO15 8PJ

5 Langley Road is a semi-detached house in Southampton (SO15 8PJ). It has a recorded floor area of 40 m² (around 431 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1930-1949. At 40 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (40–107 m²). The building's EPC ratings span G to C across 13 units on file. The latest certificate (March 2025) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in March 2012 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average, roof efficiency went from Poor to Very Good and window efficiency went from Average to Good; while main heating dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 73). Main heating runs on electricity.

Today's modelled estimate of £154,000 is 29.2% below the 2021 sale of £217,500, a rare downward gap that often correlates with deferred maintenance or unfinished works. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£505/sq ft) was about 148.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 40 m² it sits well below the postcode median (97 m² across 12 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Sold June 2021 for £217,500. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.