1 Ferngrove, Chilworth Road, Chilworth, Southampton, SO16 7JZ

1 Ferngrove is a semi-detached house in Chilworth, Southampton, Southampton (SO16 7JZ). It has a recorded floor area of 80 m² (around 861 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (January 2022) shows an E (score 45), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in March 2013 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Average to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. At 80 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 3 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 73–81 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (45 versus a best of 71).

Across 2008–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £218,000 is 20.7% below the 2024 sale of £275,000, a rare downward gap that often correlates with deferred maintenance or unfinished works. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£319/sq ft) was about 25.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 80 m² it sits well below the postcode median (339 m² across 13 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. It changed hands recently, sold December 2024 for £275,000. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2017.