Flat 1, 185 Bitterne Road West, Southampton, SO18 1BJ

Flat 1 is a semi-detached house in Southampton (SO18 1BJ). It has a recorded floor area of 33 m² (around 355 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. At 33 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (33–52 m²). The building's EPC ratings span D to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (66 versus a best of 79). The latest certificate (January 2020) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 73).

Untraded for 19 years, with the last transfer in August 2007. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 33 m² it sits well below the postcode median (138 m² across 9 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 2006–2007, sale prices on this property compounded at 50% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £497,000 is 10.4% above the 2007 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£1,267/sq ft) was about 876.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode.