Flat 3, 229 Bitterne Road West, Southampton, SO18 1BP

Flat 3 is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Southampton (SO18 1BP). It has a recorded floor area of 32 m² (around 344 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band A. At 32 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (32–51 m²). The building's EPC ratings span D to C, with this unit at the top. On EPC score it ranks first in the building (80 versus a worst of 60). The latest certificate (January 2019) shows a C (score 80), near the top of the C band.

It hasn't traded since June 2005, a hold of 21 years that's notably long for the area. At 32 m² it sits well below the postcode median (51 m² across 18 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 1998–2005, sale prices on this property compounded at -1.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £141,000 is 41% above the 2005 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£290/sq ft) was about 41.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode.