8 Peppard Close, Southampton, SO18 6SX

8 Peppard Close is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Southampton (SO18 6SX). It has a recorded floor area of 42 m² (around 452 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (March 2020) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since October 2008. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Average, lighting went from Very Poor to Good and main heating went from Poor to Average; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 92), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

Held since May 2004 — that's 22 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 42 m² it's 25% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (56 m² median across 7 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Across 1997–2004, sale prices on this property compounded at 16.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £136,000 is 18.3% above the 2004 sale price.