Flat 5, 1 Taverner Close, Southampton, SO19 0PX

Flat 5 is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Southampton (SO19 0PX). It has a recorded floor area of 30 m² (around 321 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band A. At 30 m² this is the 4th smallest of 10 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 29–40 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to C, with this unit at the bottom. Other recorded features include a loft. The latest certificate (January 2010) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 70). Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from January 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since October 2009 — that's 17 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. Across 2000–2009, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £119,000 sits 75% above the 2009 sale of £68,000. At 30 m² it's 25.4% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (40 m² median across 20 EPCs).