201a, Bitterne Road West, Southampton, SO18 1BL

201a is a two-bedroom detached house in Southampton (SO18 1BL). It has a recorded floor area of 66 m² (around 710 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. At 66 m² this is the 8th smallest of 19 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 54–175 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (February 2022) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (April 2009); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Poor to Average, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and roof efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 63).

Held since September 2002 — that's 24 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across 1997–2002, sale prices on this property compounded at 19.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £151,000 sits 88.8% above the 2002 sale of £80,000. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 83% of similar EPCs).