Flat 3, 35 Orpen Road, Southampton, SO19 0EL

Flat 3 is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Southampton (SO19 0EL). It has a recorded floor area of 27 m² (around 291 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band A. At 27 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (27–62 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to D, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (October 2018) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in November 2008 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average, lighting went from Average to Very Good and main heating went from Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79). Main heating runs on electricity.

At 27 m² it sits well below the postcode median (70 m² across 28 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 71% of similar EPCs). Across 2004–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.5% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£471/sq ft) was about 137.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £137,000 in November 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.