9 Elmsleigh Gardens, Southampton, SO16 3GE

9 Elmsleigh Gardens is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Southampton (SO16 3GE). It has a recorded floor area of 83 m² (around 893 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (August 2021) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since July 2011. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 2-band jump.

Untraded for 18 years, with the last transfer in October 2008. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. Across 2003–2008, sale prices on this property compounded at 1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £387,000 sits 58.3% above the 2008 sale of £244,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£274/sq ft) was about 25.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 83 m² it's 29.1% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (117 m² median across 23 EPCs).