21 Steuart Road, Southampton, SO18 1AJ

21 Steuart Road is a three-bedroom detached house in Southampton (SO18 1AJ). It has a recorded floor area of 123 m² (around 1324 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (August 2015) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (October 2011); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from August 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 123 m² the property is well over the postcode median (88 m² across 26 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 1996–2012, sale prices on this property compounded at 10.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £301,000 sits 55.2% above the 2012 sale of £194,000. 14 years since the last transfer (October 2012). Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.