Flat 2, 35 Orpen Road, Southampton, SO19 0EL

Flat 2 is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Southampton (SO19 0EL). It has a recorded floor area of 30 m² (around 323 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band A. At 30 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 4 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 27–62 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to D, with this unit at the top. On EPC score it ranks first in the building (64 versus a worst of 39). The latest certificate (September 2021) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since December 2008. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good and main heating went from Poor to Average; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average and hot-water efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 69). Main heating runs on electricity.

Held since November 1995 — that's 30 years off the open market, well above the local norm. 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 £131,000 sits 773.3% above the 1995 sale of £15,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£46/sq ft) was about 77.4% below the postcode norm. At 30 m² it sits well below the postcode median (70 m² across 23 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 74% of similar EPCs).