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

7 Elm Close is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Southampton (SO16 7DT). It has a recorded floor area of 60 m² (around 646 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band B. At 60 m² this is the 2nd 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, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (January 2024) shows an E (score 45), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since February 2013. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average and main heating dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

It changed hands recently, sold September 2025 for £151,000. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 73% of similar EPCs). Across 2013–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 1.5% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£234/sq ft) was about 55.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode.