26 Athelstan Road, Southampton, SO19 4DD

26 Athelstan Road is a detached house in Southampton (SO19 4DD). It has a recorded floor area of 144 m² (around 1550 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (February 2016) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (January 2013); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good and window efficiency went from Average to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and lighting dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 75), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from February 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 144 m² the property is well over the postcode median (101 m² across 27 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 78% of similar EPCs). 10 years since the last transfer (December 2016). Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2007. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2007–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £445,000 is 21.9% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£235/sq ft) was about 15.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode.