22 Barnes Close, Southampton, SO18 5FE

22 Barnes Close is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Southampton (SO18 5FE). It has a recorded floor area of 77 m² (around 829 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (July 2025) shows an E (score 43), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in October 2015 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Average, lighting went from Poor to Very Good and main heating went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 58). Main heating runs on electricity.

Held since January 2008 — that's 18 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. Across 1997–2008, sale prices on this property compounded at 11.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £164,000 sits 68.2% above the 2008 sale of £97,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£118/sq ft) was about 22.1% below the postcode norm. At 77 m² it's 22.2% larger than the typical home in the postcode (63 m² median across 25 EPCs).