Flat 1, 25 Maple Road, Southampton, SO18 4EF

Flat 1 is a semi-detached house in Southampton (SO18 4EF). It has a recorded floor area of 49 m² (around 527 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (February 2022) shows an E (score 45), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in March 2019 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 80), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

At 49 m² it sits well below the postcode median (105 m² across 8 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £191,000 is 20.9% above the 2024 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£300/sq ft) was about 81.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £158,000 in February 2024.