54b, Bitterne Road West, Southampton, SO18 1AP

54b is an end-of-terrace house in Southampton (SO18 1AP). It has a recorded floor area of 62 m² (around 667 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (February 2023) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since January 2012. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Poor to Average and lighting went from Average to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 75). At 62 m² this is the 54th smallest of 75 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 14–179 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C across 75 units on file.

It hasn't traded since March 2004, a hold of 22 years that's notably long for the area. At 62 m² the property is well over the postcode median (36 m² across 74 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2000–2004, sale prices on this property compounded at 15.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £153,000 sits 91.3% above the 2004 sale of £80,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£120/sq ft) was about 36% below the postcode norm.