1 Elgar Close, Southampton, SO19 0JJ

1 Elgar Close is a semi-detached house in Southampton (SO19 0JJ). It has a recorded floor area of 112 m² (around 1206 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (June 2015) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in July 2014 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76). The latest certificate is from June 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since October 2003 — that's 23 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 112 m² the property is well over the postcode median (82 m² across 9 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2002–2003, sale prices on this property compounded at 67.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £259,000 sits 91.9% above the 2003 sale of £135,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£112/sq ft) was about 23% below the postcode norm.