1a, Marne Road, Southampton, SO18 6AJ

1a is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Southampton (SO18 6AJ). It has a recorded floor area of 142 m² (around 1528 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (April 2015) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since October 2013. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from April 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 142 m² the property is well over the postcode median (94 m² across 6 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £331,000 sits 78.9% above the 2013 sale of £185,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£121/sq ft) was about 48.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sold in November 2013, so it's been off the market for around 13 years.