18 Beacon Close, Rownhams, Southampton, SO16 8JR

18 Beacon Close is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Rownhams, Southampton, Southampton (SO16 8JR). It has a recorded floor area of 41 m² (around 441 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band B. The property has solar panels on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. At 41 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 23 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 38–104 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to B, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (December 2019) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (July 2009); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Poor to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Average and lighting went from Good to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 75). Main heating runs on electricity.

Untraded for 23 years, with the last transfer in August 2003. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1995–2003, sale prices on this property compounded at 12.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £155,000 is 43.5% above the 2003 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£245/sq ft) was about 34.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 41 m² it's 29.9% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (59 m² median across 22 EPCs). 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count.