Bassett Court, Flat 4, Bassett Avenue, Southampton, SO16 7DR

Bassett Court is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Southampton (SO16 7DR). It has a recorded floor area of 82 m² (around 883 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band B. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (November 2018) shows a C (score 77), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in October 2008 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and main heating dropped from Good to Average. Main heating runs on electricity. The property has underfloor heating on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. Other recorded features include a balcony. At 82 m² this is the 20th smallest of 26 units on EPC record in Bassett Court, where floor areas span 67–86 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to B across 26 units on file.

Held since November 2003 — that's 23 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Today's modelled estimate of £199,000 is 47.4% above the 2003 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£153/sq ft) was about 18.9% below the postcode norm.