Flat 8, 1 Taverner Close, Southampton, SO19 0PX

Flat 8 is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Southampton (SO19 0PX). It has a recorded floor area of 30 m² (around 323 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band A. At 30 m² this is the 5th 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. The latest certificate (August 2020) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since February 2010. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 72). Main heating runs on electricity.

Untraded for 30 years, with the last transfer in December 1995. 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 £122,000 sits 343.6% above the 1995 sale of £27,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£85/sq ft) was about 64.4% below the postcode norm. At 30 m² it's 25% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (40 m² median across 20 EPCs).