1 Helford Gardens, West End, Southampton, SO18 3LX

1 Helford Gardens is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in West End, Southampton, Southampton (SO18 3LX). It has a recorded floor area of 27 m² (around 291 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (November 2014) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 3 certificates since March 2011. Between certificates, lighting dropped from Poor to Very Poor and main heating dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78). Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from November 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. At 27 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 30 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 25–82 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C across 30 units on file. Other recorded features include a loft.

At 27 m² it sits well below the postcode median (44 m² across 29 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Last sale on file: £88,000 in December 2020. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 2001–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £115,000 is 30.7% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£303/sq ft) was about 25.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode.