38a, Rampart Road, Southampton, SO18 1AS

38a is a detached house in Southampton (SO18 1AS). It has a recorded floor area of 43 m² (around 463 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1930-1949. At 43 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (43–120 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (March 2020) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in September 2009 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average, roof efficiency went from Average to Very Good and window efficiency went from Average to Good; while main heating dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 73), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

It hasn't traded since March 1998, a hold of 28 years that's notably long for the area. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £163,000 sits 196.4% above the 1998 sale of £55,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£119/sq ft) was about 27.3% below the postcode norm. At 43 m² it sits well below the postcode median (92 m² across 14 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 71% of similar EPCs).