Brook Court, Flat 25, Brook Valley, Southampton, SO16 6SR

Brook Court is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Southampton (SO16 6SR). It has a recorded floor area of 50 m² (around 538 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band B. At 50 m² this is the 11th smallest of 15 units on EPC record in Brook Court, where floor areas span 44–63 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to C, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (September 2023) shows a C (score 71). When first surveyed in August 2010 the rating was F, the property has climbed 3 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor; while lighting dropped from Very Good to Good. Main heating runs on electricity.

At 50 m² it's 16.7% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (60 m² median across 27 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 74% of similar EPCs). Across 1998–2014, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £148,000 is 34.5% above the 2014 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£204/sq ft) was about 25% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in August 2014 and unlisted since — roughly 12 years.