16 Botley Gardens, Southampton, SO19 0SW

16 Botley Gardens is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Southampton (SO19 0SW). It has a recorded floor area of 55 m² (around 592 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band B. The property has underfloor heating on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. The latest certificate (January 2023) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since March 2011. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Average to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average and main heating dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 87), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

Last changed hands 12 years ago, in May 2014. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 78% of similar EPCs). Across 1995–2014, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £218,000 is 36.3% above the 2014 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£270/sq ft) was about 40.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode.