Flat 1, 247 Bitterne Road West, Southampton, SO18 1BP

Flat 1 is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Southampton (SO18 1BP). It has a recorded floor area of 27 m² (around 291 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (April 2019) shows an E (score 39), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (December 2008); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 59). Main heating runs on electricity. At 27 m² this is the 3rd smallest of 5 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 26–31 m². The building's EPC ratings span G to C across 5 units on file.

At 27 m² it sits well below the postcode median (51 m² across 18 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 83% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £112,000 is 31.8% above the 2013 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£292/sq ft) was about 41.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 13 years since the last transfer (April 2013).