42 Vespasian Road, Southampton, SO18 1AZ

42 Vespasian Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Southampton (SO18 1AZ). It has a recorded floor area of 72 m² (around 775 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. Other recorded features include outbuildings. The latest certificate (October 2021) shows a C (score 70). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 85).

Held since May 2009 — that's 17 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. Across 2000–2009, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £290,000 sits 96.6% above the 2009 sale of £147,500. At 72 m² it's 29.1% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (102 m² median across 8 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 75% of similar EPCs).