1 Cowley Close, Southampton, SO16 9WD

1 Cowley Close is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Southampton (SO16 9WD). It has a recorded floor area of 41 m² (around 441 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band A. At 41 m² this is the 10th smallest of 42 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 36–133 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to B, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (July 2012) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on to be used only when there is no heating/hot. The latest certificate is from July 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Untraded for 21 years, with the last transfer in January 2006. At 41 m² it sits well below the postcode median (62 m² across 41 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. Across 1997–2006, sale prices on this property compounded at 13.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £135,000 is 22.7% above the 2006 sale price.