Brook Court, Flat 40, Brook Valley, Southampton, SO16 6SR

Brook Court is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Southampton (SO16 6SR). It has a recorded floor area of 44 m² (around 474 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band B. At 44 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across Brook Court (44–63 m²). The building's EPC ratings span F to C, with this unit at the top. Other recorded features include a balcony. The latest certificate (September 2020) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since January 2019. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and main heating dropped from Poor to Very Poor. Main heating runs on electricity.

Untraded for 19 years, with the last transfer in May 2007. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 44 m² it's 26.7% 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 2004–2007, sale prices on this property compounded at 9.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £151,000 is 20.8% above the 2007 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£264/sq ft) was about 64.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode.