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

4 Helford Gardens is a semi-detached house in West End, Southampton, Southampton (SO18 3LX). It has a recorded floor area of 28 m² (around 301 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (June 2021) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since December 2008. Between certificates, window efficiency dropped from Good to Average and main heating dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. At 28 m² this is the 13th 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.

It hasn't traded since November 1996, a hold of 30 years that's notably long for the area. 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 £115,000 sits 475% above the 1996 sale of £20,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£66/sq ft) was about 73.3% below the postcode norm. At 28 m² it sits well below the postcode median (44 m² across 29 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.