3 Abercrombie Gardens, Southampton, SO16 8FQ

3 Abercrombie Gardens is a mid-terrace house in Southampton (SO16 8FQ). It has a recorded floor area of 89 m² (around 958 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (December 2013) shows a C (score 77), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in March 2013 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and main heating went from Very Poor to Poor; while lighting dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 94), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from December 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since August 2003 — that's 23 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 89 m² the property is well over the postcode median (49 m² across 48 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 1998–2003, sale prices on this property compounded at 16.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £266,000 sits 112.8% above the 2003 sale of £125,000.