Juniper Court, Flat 1, Bitterne Road, Southampton, SO18 1BN

Juniper Court is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Southampton (SO18 1BN). It has a recorded floor area of 49 m² (around 527 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (January 2014) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in October 2008 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Average to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and main heating went from Poor to Average; while lighting dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76). Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from January 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. At 49 m² this is the 6th smallest of 13 units on EPC record in Juniper Court, where floor areas span 40–54 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C across 13 units on file.

Held since December 1996 — that's 29 years off the open market, well above the local norm. 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 £141,000 sits 378% above the 1996 sale of £29,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£56/sq ft) was about 66.6% below the postcode norm.