2 Elm Close, Bassett Avenue, Southampton, SO16 7DT

2 Elm Close is a two-bedroom detached house in Southampton (SO16 7DT). It has a recorded floor area of 65 m² (around 700 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band B. At 65 m² this is the 7th smallest of 16 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 58–74 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C across 16 units on file. The latest certificate (March 2016) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 3 certificates since January 2016. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 75). Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from March 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Untraded for 29 years, with the last transfer in September 1997. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £176,000 sits 309.3% above the 1997 sale of £43,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£61/sq ft) was about 64% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.